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.

Bundibugyo ebolavirus disease, Uganda

Fri May 15th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Bundibugyo ebolavirus case imported from DRC reported in a deceased patient in Kampala, Uganda

Hand, foot, and mouth disease, Viet Nam

Fri May 15th 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- Hand, foot, and mouth disease cases in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, exceed 15 000; enterovirus A71 raises concern about severe neurological complications

Influenza, USA

Fri May 15th 2026      4 reports (1 new)

- Two human influenza A(H1N2) variant cases reported in USA during the 2025–2026 season; most recent case reported in Nebraska

Invasive meningococcal disease, UK

Fri May 15th 2026      7 reports (1 new)

- UK Health Security Agency reports a cluster of three cases of meningococcal disease serogroup B, including one death, in Reading, England

Hantavirus, international waters

Fri May 15th 2026      14 reports (1 new)

- 15 May 2026 update on ANDV (hantavirus) outbreak, MV Hondius: No new confirmed cases; epidemiological investigations continue

Rift Valley fever, Malawi

Fri May 15th 2026      1 report (1 new)

- Request for information (RFI): Rift Valley fever confirmed in livestock in Chiradzulu District, Malawi; suspected spread to Mulanje District

Measles, Guatemala

Fri May 15th 2026      5 reports (1 new)

- Guatemala reports 13 275 measles cases and 10 deaths, with sustained nationwide transmission; mass vaccination response activities continue

Ebola virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Fri May 15th 2026      16 reports (1 new)

- Africa CDC: Ebola outbreak in Ituri Province, DRC; 246 suspected cases and 65 suspected deaths; initial sequencing indicates non-Zaire species