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

Mon May 25th 2026      20 reports (1 new)

- 25 May 2026 – MV Hondius Andes virus outbreak: New confirmed case in Spain, bringing the total to 13 cases with 3 deaths

Measles, Mexico

Mon May 25th 2026      16 reports (1 new)

- Measles outbreak in Mexico exceeds 17 600 cumulative confirmed cases and 41 deaths across all 32 states

Foodborne illness, India

Mon May 25th 2026      8 reports (1 new)

- Request for information (RFI): Foodborne illness cluster linked to a funeral in Sundargarh, Odisha, India; four deaths and 22 hospitalized

Bundibugyo virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

Mon May 25th 2026      12 reports (1 new)

- 25 May 2026 – Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak: Over 900 suspected cases in DRC; two new confirmed cases in healthcare workers in Uganda

Malaria, Antigua and Barbuda

Mon May 25th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Two imported malaria cases confirmed in Antigua and Barbuda; one fatal and no evidence of local transmission

Avian influenza, China

Mon May 25th 2026      9 reports (1 new)

- Two sporadic human influenza A(H9N2) infections in children in Sichuan and Yunnan, China, linked to poultry exposure

Avian influenza, USA

Mon May 25th 2026      21 reports (1 new)

- HPAI (H5N1): 13 dairy cattle herds in Idaho, USA, confirmed positive between 11 and 12 May 2026