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.

Infant botulism, Puerto Rico

Thu Jun 11th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Infant botulism case (toxin type A) reported in Puerto Rico; source under investigation

Lassa fever, Nigeria

Thu Jun 11th 2026      21 reports (1 new)

- Nigeria reports 829 confirmed Lassa fever cases and 208 deaths; new weekly cases declining; CFR remains elevated at 25%

Bundibugyo virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

Thu Jun 11th 2026      29 reports (1 new)

- 11 Jun 2026 – Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak: Confirmed cases reach 654; backlog testing ongoing; Ituri expands clinical capacity

Avian influenza, Bangladesh

Thu Jun 11th 2026      5 reports (1 new)

- Bangladesh reports second human avian influenza A(H5N1) case in 2026 in a child from Sylhet Division, linked to household poultry exposure

Avian influenza, India

Thu Jun 11th 2026      9 reports (1 new)

- India records first human avian influenza (H5N1) case of 2026 in West Bengal; indirect poultry exposure, no secondary cases