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.

Cyclosporiasis, USA

Thu Jul 2nd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Cyclosporiasis outbreak with more than 170 cases in nine days reported in Michigan, USA; source under investigation

African swine fever, Spain

Thu Jul 2nd 2026      26 reports (1 new)

- Ongoing African swine fever transmission in wild boar population in Catalonia, Spain, sustains risk to the swine sector

Norovirus, international waters

Thu Jul 2nd 2026      9 reports (1 new)

- Norovirus outbreak affects 125 passengers and crew on Alaska-Canada voyage

Newcastle disease, Spain

Thu Jul 2nd 2026      8 reports (1 new)

- Nine outbreaks of Newcastle disease (genotype VII.2) confirmed in poultry in Valladolid, Spain, independent of concurrent Valencia outbreak

Avian influenza, Colombia

Thu Jul 2nd 2026      5 reports (1 new)

- Recurrence of HPAI (H5N1) in backyard domestic birds linked to contact with wild migratory birds in Vichada Department, Colombia

Cholera, Republic of the Sudan

Thu Jul 2nd 2026      14 reports (1 new)

- Cholera cases in Sudan rise to 911, 127 deaths; rapid spread in West and North Kordofan; high CFR amid conflict-driven healthcare collapse

Nipah virus disease, India

Thu Jul 2nd 2026      17 reports (1 new)

- Nipah virus disease in Kerala, India: Patient remains on ventilator support; contacts complete 21-day monitoring with no secondary cases

Infectious disease alert, Venezuela

Thu Jul 2nd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Elevated risk of infectious disease outbreaks following the earthquakes in Venezuela

Norovirus, Germany

Thu Jul 2nd 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Norovirus outbreak among children linked to a natural swimming pool in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), USA

Thu Jul 2nd 2026      12 reports (1 new)

- 01 Jul 2026 – New World screwworm transmission continues, with first confirmed dog case reported in Texas, USA