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.

Rift Valley fever, Rwanda

Thu Jul 30th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- RFI: Rift Valley fever in livestock and humans, Eastern Province, Rwanda

Avian influenza, New Zealand

Thu Jul 30th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- HPAI (H5N1) detections in wild birds in New Zealand; conservation threat to endemic raptors as regional spread continues

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Spain

Thu Jul 30th 2026      5 reports (1 new)

- Third seasonal human case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever reported in Spain, in Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha

Climate driven infectious diseases risks, Europe

Thu Jul 30th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- ECDC issues a climate-driven infectious disease risk alert for Europe: Heatwaves increase foodborne, vector-borne, and vibriosis risks

Rabies, USA

Thu Jul 30th 2026      7 reports (1 new)

- Rabies confirmed in beaver at public swimming area in Thurmont, Maryland, USA, following bite of 13-year-old