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.

FIFA World Cup 2026 – Canada, USA, Mexico

Fri Jun 12th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Weekly FIFA World Cup 2026 disease event assessment

Leptospirosis, USA

Fri Jun 12th 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- Leptospirosis cluster reported in Berkley, California, USA, linked to rat-infested encampment; one death, one hospitalized

Bundibugyo virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

Fri Jun 12th 2026      30 reports (1 new)

- 12 Jun 2026 – Bundibugyo ebolavirus disease outbreak: Confirmed cases in DRC reach 679 amid persistent contact-tracing and burial gaps

Dengue, Viet Nam

Fri Jun 12th 2026      6 reports (1 new)

- Dengue cases increase across Viet Nam, with more than 50 000 cases and DENV-2 predominance reported in 2026

New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), USA

Fri Jun 12th 2026      6 reports (1 new)

- 12 Jun 2026 – New World screwworm multi-county livestock outbreak and quarantine in Texas and New Mexico, USA

Tularemia, USA

Fri Jun 12th 2026      2 reports (1 new)

- Tularemia detected in wildlife in Colorado, USA; endemic circulation confirmed ahead of summer peak season

Nipah virus disease, India

Fri Jun 12th 2026      14 reports (1 new)

- Nipah virus infection confirmed in critically ill patient in Kerala, India; 77 contacts identified, including 58 healthcare workers