18th - 24th June 2026 

Regional Hazards 

Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda 

Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda 

• Global Ebola cases top 1,000 as UN races to reach DR Congo’s most vulnerable | UN News 

• WHO guidelines for the clinical management of filovirus disease 

• France confirms first Ebola case - BBC News 

Europe 

UK, France, Italy issue health warnings as heat wave sets new records | AP News 

Bangladesh 

Measles outbreak in Bangladesh reaches 92 790 suspected and 11 011 laboratory-confirmed cases since mid-March 2026 - BEACON 

Six killed in lightning strikes in Savar, Narsingdi 

WHO urges scale up of newborn screening to improve early detection and care of birth defects 

• Strengthening capacity for newborn screening, diagnosis and management of birth defects: WHO technical consultation on planning and implementing services integrated into national health systems in low- and middle-income countries 

India prepares contingency plans due to weak monsoon season | Weather News | Al Jazeera 

Recent Papers of Note 

• A 2025-2026 COVID-19 jab could keep you out of hospital - Scimex 

• Wiegand RE, Chickery S, Yang D, et al. Interim Estimated Effectiveness of 2025-2026 COVID-19 Vaccines in Adults Using a Test-Negative Design. JAMA Netw Open. 2026;9(6):e2625152. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.25152 

• New Discovery That Hunter-Gatherer Children Died of Plague More Than Five Millennia Ago Sets Back the Date of the Earliest Outbreak