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.

Legionellosis, USA

Wed Jul 29th 2026      27 reports (1 new)

- Community cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City, USA: 92 cases, six deaths; cooling tower remediations completed; no new cases

Mpox, Dominican Republic

Wed Jul 29th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Mpox cluster at a detention facility in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic: Two cases confirmed, seven under investigation; no community transmission detected

Avian influenza, China

Wed Jul 29th 2026      13 reports (1 new)

- Three human avian influenza A(H9N2) cases across dispersed provinces in China, all with poultry exposure; one patient in the ICU

Salmonellosis, USA

Wed Jul 29th 2026      30 reports (1 new)

- RFI: Over 250 Salmonella cases reported in Colorado, USA, double the state's July baseline; traceback investigation ongoing

Sheep pox and goat pox, Serbia

Wed Jul 29th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Recurrent outbreak of sheep pox and goat pox in Raška District, Serbia, linked to suspected illegal cross-border livestock movement

Avian influenza, Australia

Wed Jul 29th 2026      13 reports (1 new)

- First confirmed local wildlife transmission of H5N1 avian influenza among greater crested terns in South Australia

Undiagnosed event, Panama

Wed Jul 29th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- RFI: Severe respiratory infection reported in Ngäbe-Buglé Indigenous Region, Panama, with six deaths; pathogen unidentified

Measles, Papua New Guinea

Wed Jul 29th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Measles outbreak declared across multiple provinces in Papua New Guinea amid critical gaps in immunization and laboratory capacity

Babesiosis, Canada

Wed Jul 29th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Emergence of autochthonous babesiosis in Nova Scotia, Canada, with 11 confirmed cases since 2023

Hantavirus, Chile

Wed Jul 29th 2026      11 reports (1 new)

- First-ever national Hantavirus Health Alert declared in Chile amid doubling of case fatality rate in 2026

Foot and mouth disease, Greece

Wed Jul 29th 2026      8 reports (1 new)

- Foot and mouth disease (FMD) SAT1 topotype III confirmed in 158 holdings in Lesvos, Greece