Between August 26 and 29, multiple countries reported outbreaks of animal diseases, including Africa of swine fever in South Africa, Hungary, Ukraine, Italy, and Greece, highly pathogenic avian influenza in the United States, Spain, Denmark, Portugal, Czech Republic, and France, tularemia in Norway, West Nile fever in France, sheep pox in Greece, rabies in South Africa, Varroa mite infection in Australia, PPR in Greece, bluetongue in the UK, and goat arthritis/encephalitis in Chile. The reports detailed the affected animals, locations, and number of fatalities or infections.