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.

Poliomyelitis, Afghanistan

Thu Aug 13th 2026      9 reports (1 new)

- Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case reported in Afghanistan, bringing total cases to 16 in 2026; southern provinces most affected

Chikungunya, Costa Rica

Thu Aug 13th 2026      5 reports (1 new)

- Chikungunya community transmission across five provinces in Costa Rica

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

Thu Aug 13th 2026      45 reports (1 new)

- 13 Aug 2026 – Bundibugyo virus disease: 4566 confirmed cases and 2128 deaths in DRC; evidence points to months of undetected transmission

Diphtheria, Senegal

Thu Aug 13th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Diphtheria outbreak in eastern Senegal with three confirmed and 591 suspected cases, child deaths under investigation

Cholera, Myanmar

Thu Aug 13th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Increase in diarrheal illness in Yangon, Myanmar, with 170 hospitalized and 93 testing positive for cholera

Avian influenza, Australia

Thu Aug 13th 2026      20 reports (1 new)

- First HPAI (H5N1) detection in a brown skua in Tasmania — virus now confirmed across six Australian states, Australia