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1/ 🌍 Our June update is here! Two new pathogens added in response to active outbreaks, over 5,700 new sequences, and a growing community of labs from around the world. Here's what's new in #Pathoplexus 👇 Read the full update: pathoplexus.org/news/2026-06... 📰

2/ 🦠 New pathogen: Andes virus (ANDV) - the hantavirus behind the outbreak linked to the MV Hondius - was added on 9 May. Four teams from four countries submitted genomes within days of launch. Read more: pathoplexus.org/news/2026-05...

3/ 🦠 New pathogen: Ebola Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) was added on 19 May in response to the concurrent outbreak in the DRC & Uganda. Teams in both countries shared the 1st genomes through Pathoplexus within days of outbreak confirmation. Read more: pathoplexus.org/news/2026-05...

5/ 📊 More data highlights: - 510 new RSV-A & 460 new RSV-B sequences (Canada, Australia, USA, Spain, Brazil & more) - 429 new measles sequences (Canada, Bangladesh, South Africa, Senegal, Tanzania)

6/ 🧬 On sharing measles seqs during Bangladesh's outbreak, Dr. Omar Nasif (IEDCR, Dhaka) said: "The almost immediate release of sequences helps us share findings in real-time with the global scientific community - a significant advancement during public health emergencies."

7/ 🌍 On the 1st yellow fever seqs from Gambia, Dr Idrissa Dieng (Institut Pasteur, Dakar): "Africa's genomic map still has too many blind spots. Uploading to Pathoplexus isn't just about depositing data - it's about lighting a fire under African viral genomics, 1 seq at a time."