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.

Dengue, Sri Lanka

Thu May 21st 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- Nearly 30 000 dengue cases reported in Sri Lanka ahead of monsoon peak, with all 25 districts affected

Malaria, Yemen

Thu May 21st 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Increase in malaria cases reported in Yemen, with malaria expanding into previously low-risk areas

Mpox, Sudan

Thu May 21st 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Suspected mpox outbreak in Jebel Marra, South Darfur, Sudan, with 347 cases amid mass displacement and healthcare collapse

Rabies, Germany

Thu May 21st 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Follow-up on rabies in an imported dog from Russia to Germany; fraudulent vaccination records expose biosecurity gap in the EU pet trade

Bundibugyo virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan

Thu May 21st 2026      8 reports (1 new)

- Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak: Confirmed spread to South Kivu Province; intensified outbreak response measures implemented