Ethiopia is experiencing its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease (Marburg), in the South Ethiopia Regional State and Sidama Region. Cases have been reported in Jinka Town and the city of Hawassa.

Increased cases of rabies have been reported in animals and humans in Haiti.

Some international destinations have circulating poliovirus. Before any international travel, make sure you are up to date on your polio vaccines. Country List : Afghanistan, Algeria, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, Indonesia, Sudan, Kenya, Guinea, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Angola, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Republic of South Sudan, Uganda, French Guiana (France), Djibouti, Ghana, Spain, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Finland, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom, including England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, Burkina Faso, Papua New Guinea, Central African Republic, Tanzania, including Zanzibar

A case of rabies has been reported in the U.S. in a traveler from India.

There are outbreaks of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in Mauritania and Senegal. Country List : Mauritania, Senegal

In patients with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus responsive to CSF drainage, shunting improved gait and balance at 3 months, but not cognition or incontinence, and was associated with some procedure-related risks.

In this pragmatic trial conducted in general medical wards with limited diagnostic and therapeutic resources in Kenya, glucocorticoids reduced mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia.

This trial of pegcetacoplan, a C3 and C3b inhibitor, in patients with C3 glomerulopathy or primary immune-complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis showed that the drug significantly reduced proteinuria.

Healthcare professionals face a heightened risk of occupational infections, with procedures such as bronchoscopy further increasing this risk by generating aerosols containing diverse microorganisms. This study quantified bioaerosol concentrations during bronchoscopy to evaluate occupational exposure.

Pandemics pose extraordinary challenges to healthcare systems. Breakdowns in infection prevention and control (IPC) measures during such crises can significantly compromise patient outcomes and facilitate the spread of resistant pathogens. This study aimed to describe the characteristics and impact of bacterial and fungal hospital outbreaks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Considering the isolation of infected patients and proportion of critically ill individuals requiring single-room management is crucial when implementing public health measures during nosocomial outbreaks such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Using a mathematical model, we aimed to assess the level of hospital occupancy restriction required for the adequate isolation of infected and exposed patients while providing for critically ill patients requiring single-room management.