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.

Rickettsiosis, USA

Wed Jun 10th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Fourth confirmed human case of Rickettsia lanei worldwide identified in California, USA; vector detected in Contra Costa County

Nipah virus disease, India

Wed Jun 10th 2026      13 reports (1 new)

- Preliminary positive case of Nipah virus, in Kozhikode, Kerala, with bat exposure and healthcare contact history

Mpox, Hong Kong

Wed Jun 10th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Mpox cluster linked to a Mong Kok venue in Hong Kong reaches five cases

New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), USA

Wed Jun 10th 2026      5 reports (1 new)

- 10 Jun 2026 – New World screwworm reintroduction expands to seven confirmed cases across Texas and New Mexico, USA

Cholera, Nigeria

Wed Jun 10th 2026      5 reports (1 new)

- Surge in suspected cholera cases in Borno State, Nigeria, exceeds treatment capacity; 7850 cases and 74 deaths in five weeks

Murray Valley encephalitis, Australia

Wed Jun 10th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Fatal case of Murray Valley encephalitis in a traveler in West Kimberley, Western Australia, amid ongoing post-wet-season transmission risk

Undiagnosed event, Kazakhstan

Wed Jun 10th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- RFI: 26 000 Saiga antelope deaths across Kazakhstan; 11 000 reported in West Kazakhstan during calving season; cause unconfirmed

Bundibugyo virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

Wed Jun 10th 2026      28 reports (1 new)

- 10 Jun 2026 – Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak: Confirmed cases reach 645; Africa CDC issues interim guidance

Shigellosis, India

Wed Jun 10th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- RFI: Shigellosis outbreak reported in Wayanad, Kerala, India, with surveillance expanded across multiple districts