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.

Chikungunya, Mauritius

Mon May 18th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Chikungunya outbreak in Mauritius surpasses 3300 cases in 2026

Measles, Peru

Mon May 18th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- Peru declares health emergency amid 231 confirmed and 115 suspected measles cases

Hantavirus, international waters

Mon May 18th 2026      17 reports (1 new)

- 18 May 2026 update on ANDV (hantavirus) outbreak, MV Hondius: Vessel docks in Rotterdam, Netherlands, for quarantine and decontamination; symptomatic British medic (contact) evacuated from Ascension to UK; additional sequencing results

Foodborne illness, India

Mon May 18th 2026      7 reports (1 new)

- Request for information (RFI): Point-source, high-severity foodborne illness cluster in West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India, linked to maida (flour). RFI on symptoms, timeline, and diagnostic test results

Bundibugyo ebolavirus disease, Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda

Mon May 18th 2026      5 reports (1 new)

- Update on Bundibugyo ebolavirus disease outbreak: Cases confirmed in Goma, Bunia, Rwampara, Mongwalu, and Butembo (DRC); response operations intensified; genomic sequencing suggests new spillover event