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.

Hantavirus, international waters

Sat May 16th 2026      15 reports (1 new)

- 16 May 2026 update on ANDV (hantavirus) outbreak, MV Hondius: Canadian passenger tests presumptively positive; 2023 study shows Andes virus RNA can persist in semen for years

Foot and mouth disease, Republic of Cyprus

Sat May 16th 2026      13 reports (1 new)

- Foot and mouth disease (FMD) SAT1 outbreak in the Republic of Cyprus reaches 116 farms, with major agricultural and economic impact

Ebola virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sat May 16th 2026      17 reports (1 new)

- Update on the Bundibugyo ebolavirus disease outbreak in DRC: 246 suspected cases and up to 80 suspected deaths reported in Ituri Province; regional response intensified

Dengue, Wallis and Futuna

Sat May 16th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Autochthonous cluster of dengue cases reported on Alofi Island, Futuna, after the April 2026 detection of the first autochthonous case

Diphtheria, Australia

Sat May 16th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- First reported death from diphtheria in Australia in almost a decade, amid a further increase in cases across four jurisdictions

Amatoxin poisoning, USA

Sat May 16th 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- Seasonal wild mushroom poisonings (amatoxin) in California, USA, increase to 49 cases, with four deaths and four patients requiring liver transplants

Mpox, USA

Sat May 16th 2026      10 reports (1 new)

- First travel-related mpox clade l case confirmed in Connecticut, USA