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.

New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), USA

Wed Jun 24th 2026      9 reports (1 new)

- 24 Jun 2026 – New World screwworm spreads, with 19 confirmed cases across nine Texas counties and one in New Mexico

Avian influenza, Australia

Wed Jun 24th 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- HPAI (H5N1) detected in wild migratory seabirds across South Australia and Western Australia

Mpox, USA

Wed Jun 24th 2026      11 reports (1 new)

- Mpox clade l case reported in Chicago, Illinois, USA; no recent international travel history, suggesting possible local transmission

Bundibugyo virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, France

Wed Jun 24th 2026      33 reports (1 new)

- 24 Jun 2026 – France reports first Bundibugyo virus disease case in a returning humanitarian healthcare worker who was deployed to DRC

Cholera, Taiwan

Wed Jun 24th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Taiwan confirms first autochthonous cholera case since 2023; V. cholerae O1-Hikojima serotype, source under investigation

Avian influenza, China

Wed Jun 24th 2026      10 reports (1 new)

- New human avian influenza A(H9N2) case reported in Guangxi, China, in a two-year-old child with backyard poultry and poultry market exposure

Anthrax, Mongolia

Wed Jun 24th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Human anthrax case reported in Uvs Province, Mongolia amid concerns about cross-border risk

Pertussis, Honduras

Wed Jun 24th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Pertussis cases in Honduras increase to 174 with 14 deaths, driven by gaps in infant vaccination coverage

FIFA World Cup 2026 – Canada, USA, Mexico

Wed Jun 24th 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- 24 Jun 2026 - FIFA World Cup 2026 disease event assessment