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.

Foodborne illness, USA

Fri Jun 5th 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- Nearly 60 people sick after consuming unpasteurized milk in Idaho, USA; Campylobacter identified in 45 patient samples

Salmonellosis, USA

Fri Jun 5th 2026      26 reports (1 new)

- Health department identifies food-safety violations linked to Salmonella outbreak at Broome County Correctional Facility, New York, USA

Bundibugyo virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

Fri Jun 5th 2026      23 reports (1 new)

- 05 Jun 2026 – Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak: Ongoing case reclassification; Africa CDC and WHO launch continental response plan

Lyme disease, USA

Fri Jun 5th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- First detection of Borrelia mayonii Lyme disease (2025) in New York, USA, with evidence of local enzootic transmission

Cholera, Nigeria

Fri Jun 5th 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- Suspected cholera cases in Borno State, Nigeria, increase to 4204, with 39 deaths, triggered by a contaminated community dam

Measles, Bangladesh

Fri Jun 5th 2026      8 reports (1 new)

- Measles outbreak in Bangladesh reaches 75 708 suspected cases and 605 deaths; transmission continues across all divisions

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Iraq

Fri Jun 5th 2026      9 reports (1 new)

- Family cluster and livestock ban in Wasit Governorate, Iraq, amid ongoing 2026 transmission of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever