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), Americas

Wed Jun 3rd 2026      30 reports (1 new)

- Multispecies outbreak of New World screwworm myiasis in Mexico reaches Mexico City and Jalisco

Anabasine poisoning, Tunisia

Wed Jun 3rd 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Anabasine poisoning from Nicotiana glauca identified as the cause of a fatal food poisoning incident in Sidi Bouzid Governorate, Tunisia

Bundibugyo virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

Wed Jun 3rd 2026      21 reports (1 new)

- 03 Jun 2026 – Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak: DRC cases rise to 344; Mambasa newly affected; Uganda expands travel restrictions

Measles, Nepal

Wed Jun 3rd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Measles outbreaks in Nepal affect nine districts, with more than 300 cases reported

Avian influenza, USA

Wed Jun 3rd 2026      22 reports (1 new)

- HPAI detected in dairy cattle in Cache County, Utah, USA; mandatory surveillance implemented

Rabies, Italy

Wed Jun 3rd 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Canine rabies confirmed in an illegally imported dog in Veneto, Italy; Moroccan viral origin, contacts traced