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CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR):

CDC Travel Notices:

  • Level 2 - Oropouche in Cuba...
    Fri, 25 Oct 2024
    There is an outbreak of Oropouche in Cuba. Oropouche is spread primarily through the bites of infected midges (small flies) and mosquitoes.
  • Level 1 - Oropouche in the Americas...
    Fri, 25 Oct 2024
    Areas in the following countries are reporting a low number of cases of Oropouche: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guyana, and Peru. Oropouche is spread primarily through the bites of infected midges (small flies) and mosquitoes. Country List : Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Peru, Guyana, Ecuador, including the Galápagos Islands
  • Level 1 - Global Measles...
    Fri, 18 Oct 2024
    Many international destinations are reporting increased numbers of cases of measles. Country List : Afghanistan, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Liberia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Republic of the Congo , Senegal, Somalia, Republic of South Sudan, Togo, Yemen, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Mauritania, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Kazakhstan, Burkina Faso, Türkiye (Turkey), Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Burundi, Romania, Malaysia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, Philippines, Austria, Belarus, Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, San Marino, Guinea, Comoros, Kenya, Monaco, United Kingdom, including England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, Belgium, Cyprus, Ireland, Libya, Montenegro, Moldova, Serbia
  • Level 1 - Global Dengue...
    Tue, 15 Oct 2024
    Dengue is a year-round risk in many parts of the world, with outbreaks commonly occurring every 2–5 years. Travelers to risk areas should prevent mosquito bites. Country List : Burkina Faso, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, including the Galápagos Islands, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mali, Mexico, Panama, Sudan, Afghanistan, Cape Verde, Cuba, Ghana, El Salvador, French Polynesia, including the island groups of Society Islands (Tahiti, Moorea, and Bora-Bora), Marquesas Islands (Hiva Oa and Ua Huka), and Austral Islands (Tubuai and Rurutu), Iran, Dominican Republic, Grenada, India, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Philippines, Ethiopia, Saint Lucia, Pakistan, Central African Republic
  • Level 3 - Marburg in Rwanda...
    Mon, 07 Oct 2024
    Reconsider nonessential travel to the Republic of Rwanda, which is experiencing an outbreak of Marburg virus disease.

 

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  • NEJM Interview: Liam McCoy on concerns about the implementation o...
    Wed, 30 Oct 2024
    Liam McCoy is a resident physician in neurology at the University of Alberta. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. L.G. McCoy, A.K. Manrai, and A. Rodman. Large Language Models and the Degradation of the Medical Record. N Engl J Med 2024;391:1561-1564.
  • NEJM Interview: Mark Wicclair on approaches to protecting both ph...
    Wed, 23 Oct 2024
    Mark Wicclair is an adjunct professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Bioethics and Health Law and a professor of philosophy emeritus at West Virginia University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D.B. White and M. Wicclair. Navigating Clinicians’ Conscience-Based Refusals to Provide Lawful Medical Care. N Engl J Med 2024;391:1465-1467.
  • NEJM Interview: Jose Figueroa on the potential effects of the res...
    Wed, 16 Oct 2024
    Jose Figueroa is an associate professor of health policy and management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.M. McWilliams and S.B. Dusetzina. Affordability of Health Care in the United States — Old Problems Awaiting a New Administration. N Engl J Med 2024;391:1372-1374. M. Alsan and R. Yearby. Health Equity in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. N Engl J Med 2024;391:1374-1377. S. Glied and B.D. Sommers. Health Coverage, Access, and the 2024 U.S. Elections. N Engl J Med 2024;391:1369-1372.

 

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American Journal of Infection Control:

RSS feed including 'the latest published articles, both published in an issue and published as Articles in Press.'

  • A Framework for Defining and Documenting Infection Preventionist...
    2024-11-01
    In recent years, Infection Preventionists (IPs) have faced a rapidly evolving professional landscape marked by increasing expectations and expanded responsibilities. This was demonstrated in 2020, when 57% of IPs surveyed reported responsibilities for both acute and non-acute care settings, a significant rise from 21% in 2015.1 Additionally, current infection prevention and control (IPC) practices face challenges due to a greater emphasis on infection prevention across various settings, the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and increasing regulatory oversight.
  • Role of admission rapid antigen testing (RATs) for COVID-19 on p...
    2024-11-01
    Rapid antigen tests (RATs) are suitable for point-of -care testing, require no laboratory time and give immediate results. However, are RATs useful for detecting asymptomatic COVID-19 infection when compared with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing in healthcare settings?
  • Analysis of an expanded admission screening protocol for Candida...
    2024-10-31
    Candida auris (C auris) is an emerging global infectious disease threat, and screening practices for identification of C auris are inconsistent across healthcare facilities. This study describes the utility of expanding a C auris admission screening protocol at an acute care hospital to screen all patients presenting from any skilled nursing facility.

Listen: New England Journal of Medicine

The New England Journal of Medicine is a weekly general medicine journal, and this audio news feed presents interviews with specialists.

  • Reframing Cerebral Palsy as a Lifelong Physical Disability ...
    2024-11-02
    The vast majority of research and clinical infrastructure related to cerebral palsy is focused on early detection and intervention, but the condition affects people throughout the life course.
  • Angiokeratoma of Fordyce ...
    2024-11-02
    A 35-year-old woman presented with a 4-year history of itchy, wartlike lesions in her pubic region. Examination was notable for hyperpigmented, hyperkeratotic papules forming three plaques over the mons pubis.
  • I Am Nothing ...
    2024-11-02
    When an older patient hears that his physician is of Indian descent, the two find an immediate, resonant connection in a haunting song recalled from long ago and far away.

Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal:

This list contains articles published online ahead of print.

 

Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy:

News from the University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP).

Johns Hopkins Medicine RSS Feed:

Johns Hopkins Medicine science and medical news.

Clinical Infectious Diseases Journal

This list includes items from the latest issue of the Clinical Infectious Diseases Journal.

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