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.

Mpox, Réunion

Sat Jun 6th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Local transmission of mpox in Réunion, with ongoing importation from Madagascar, leading to 15 cases in 2026

Bundibugyo virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

Sat Jun 6th 2026      24 reports (1 new)

- 06 Jun 2026 – Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak: DRC confirmed cases rise to 452; Uganda reports new cases among quarantined contacts

Waterborne illness, India

Sat Jun 6th 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- Suspected waterborne illness in Ahmedabad, India, linked to sewage contamination of piped water supply, with at least 50 cases reported

New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), USA

Sat Jun 6th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- Second New World screwworm case confirmed in Zavala County, Texas, USA

Mpox, Mauritius

Sat Jun 6th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- First autochthonous case of mpox reported in Mauritius; contact tracing underway