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, Ecuador, including the Galápagos Islands, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Sudan, Cuba, 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, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Pakistan, Guadeloupe, Brazil, Fiji

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), United Arab Emirates, Burundi, Romania, Malaysia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Philippines, Austria, Belarus, Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, San Marino, Guinea, Kenya, Monaco, United Kingdom, including England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, Belgium, Ireland, Montenegro, Moldova, Serbia, Niger, Thailand, Guinea-Bissau, Libya, Mozambique, Saudi Arabia, Namibia, Sudan

Uganda is experiencing an outbreak of Sudan virus disease (SVD). SVD is a type of Ebola disease caused by infection with the Sudan virus.

There is an outbreak of chikungunya in Réunion. Mosquitoes spread the virus that causes chikungunya.

There is an outbreak of clade I mpox in Central and Eastern Africa. Country List : Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo , Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Zambia

Some pharmaceutical companies have launched platforms that direct users to websites run by telehealth companies, where clinicians are available to prescribe drugs. Such arrangements have prompted concerns.

A 40-year-old man who was being treated in the ICU after inhalation of car exhaust in a suicide attempt was noted to have red urine.

A 27-year-old man presented with a 6-month history of an itchy rash. Confluent, hyperpigmented plaques across the torso and upper arms and axillary and inguinal lymphadenopathy were noted on examination.

The impact of universal masking on transmission of endemic respiratory viruses in children’s hospitals is unknown. We compared the incidence rate, level and trend of non-SARS-CoV-2 healthcare-associated viral respiratory infections (HA-VRIs) prior to the COVID-19 pandemic (September 2013 - February 2020); during universal masking (May 2021 - March 2023); and after universal masking was lifted (April 2023 - November 2023). We found that universal masking was not associated with a change in non-SARS-CoV-2 HA-VRIs.

Personal protective equipment (PPE) is a first-line transmission-based precaution for reducing the spread of nosocomial infections between healthcare workers (HCWs), patients, and staff. Disproportionate rates of nosocomial infections in HCWs during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted a problematic skill gap in effective PPE donning/doffing.

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), antibiotic use (AMU) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are critical indicators of healthcare quality and antimicrobial stewardship. Point prevalence surveys provide essential data for optimizing infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies.