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.

Measles, Honduras

Sat May 23rd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Imported measles case reported in Honduras, linked to ongoing outbreak in Guatemala

Hantavirus, international waters

Sat May 23rd 2026      19 reports (2 new)

- Epidemiological assessment of the cruise-linked Andes virus (ANDV) outbreak: Reservoir ecology and potential exposure pathways

- MV Hondius Andes virus outbreak update: New confirmed case in the Netherlands, bringing the total to 12 cases, including three deaths

Flea-borne typhus, USA

Sat May 23rd 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- Increase in reported flea-borne typhus cases in Louisiana, USA

Bundibugyo virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

Sat May 23rd 2026      10 reports (1 new)

- Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak: Uganda reports new cases; cross-border restrictions and control measures intensified