This digest highlights the latest events and signals submitted to the BEACON platform—a global system for tracking and analyzing emerging biological threats. Stay informed with real-time updates from around the world, curated to help you monitor developments affecting human, animal, and environmental health.

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Kazakhstan

Fri Aug 7th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Kazakhstan with 22 cases nationwide, including 11 in Kyzylorda Region

Bundibugyo virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, France

Fri Aug 7th 2026      44 reports (1 new)

- 04 Aug 2026 – Bundibugyo virus disease: 3973 confirmed cases,1801 deaths in DRC; widespread community transmission, critical response gaps

Cyanide poisoning, Kenya

Fri Aug 7th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Cyanide-linked poisoning kills 15 elephants in Kenya's Amboseli ecosystem, highlighting food safety and pesticide regulation risks

Dengue, USA

Fri Aug 7th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- First autochthonous dengue case in Northern Virginia, USA; transmission from an international traveler confirmed

Mpox, Hong Kong

Fri Aug 7th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- Confirmed sporadic mpox case in Hong Kong, China, with no epidemiological link to prior cases; ongoing low-intensity transmission

Rabies, USA

Fri Aug 7th 2026      9 reports (1 new)

- Two confirmed cases of rabies in beavers with human exposure in Frederick County, Maryland, USA

Avian influenza, Australia

Fri Aug 7th 2026      17 reports (1 new)

- HPAI H5N1 detections in Australian wild birds reach 175 across five states, prompting poultry biosecurity measures, Australia

Rabies, Israel

Fri Aug 7th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- Livestock and canine rabies cases underscore a changing epidemiology as Israel records 87 confirmed animal cases in 2026

Novel Shamonda-like orthobunyavirus, Europe

Fri Aug 7th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Shamonda-like orthobunyavirus identified in eastern France