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.

Oropouche, Brazil

Fri May 1st 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- First autochthonous case of Oropouche fever reported in Anápolis, Goiás, Brazil

Salmonellosis, Canada

Fri May 1st 2026      14 reports (1 new)

- Follow-up on salmonellosis outbreak linked to a restaurant in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada: Update on case numbers; cross-contamination in restaurant kitchen identified as the primary transmission mechanism

Salmonellosis, Viet Nam

Fri May 1st 2026      6 reports (1 new)

- 46 cases of salmonellosis reported at a primary school in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, with one child in critical condition

Poliomyelitis, Pakistan

Fri May 1st 2026      20 reports (1 new)

- Two new cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh, Pakistan, bringing the total WPV1 cases in 2026 to three

Avian influenza, Bangladesh

Fri May 1st 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- Fatal pediatric case of avian influenza A(H5N1) linked to household poultry exposure reported in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh, in January 2026

Borna disease, Germany

Fri May 1st 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- Fatal human Borna disease virus 1 case reported in Unterallgäu District, Bavaria, Germany