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, Brazil

Mon Jun 8th 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- Butantan dengue vaccine temporarily suspended in Brazil after two deaths and 42 severe adverse events among 500 000 recipients

Mumps, Canada

Mon Jun 8th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Workplace mumps cluster reported in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with four confirmed cases

New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), USA

Mon Jun 8th 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- New livestock detections of New World screwworm reported in Texas, and first case confirmed in a dog in New Mexico, USA

Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), Saudi Arabia

Mon Jun 8th 2026      3 reports (1 new)

- Two sporadic cases of MERS-CoV reported in Saudi Arabia; exposure source unknown

Measles, Honduras

Mon Jun 8th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Third imported measles cases confirmed in Cortés Department, Honduras, linked to ongoing outbreak in Guatemala

Listeriosis, Chile

Mon Jun 8th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Listeria monocytogenes detected in processed pork roll in Ñuble Region, Chile; food alert issued

Rabies, USA

Mon Jun 8th 2026      6 reports (1 new)

- Rabies detected in bats in California and in a woodchuck in Rhode Island, USA; public health alerts issued

Bundibugyo virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

Mon Jun 8th 2026      26 reports (1 new)

- 08 Jun 2026 – Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak: DRC confirmed cases reach 515 while regional response intensifies

Dengue, Viet Nam

Mon Jun 8th 2026      5 reports (1 new)

- Early increase in dengue activity reported across Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, with 17 718 cases and four deaths in 2026

Sheep pox and goat pox, Kosovo

Mon Jun 8th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Confirmed outbreak of sheep pox and goat pox in Prizren District following earlier detection in Ferizaj District, Kosovo