A case of rabies has been reported in a traveler from Morocco. Travelers potentially exposed to rabies in Morocco should immediately seek medical care. Upon returning home, travelers should follow up with their health care provider as soon as possible.

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 : Colombia, Philippines, Samoa, Cook Islands (New Zealand), Kiribati (formerly Gilbert Islands), includes Tarawa, Tabuaeran (Fanning Island), and Banaba (Ocean Island), Bangladesh, Mali, Cuba, Sudan, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Nicaragua

Illness and death due to Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) have been reported in the northern region of Mexico along the U.S. border, particularly in Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Nuevo León.

There is an outbreak of chikungunya in Guangdong Province, China. Mosquitoes spread the virus that causes chikungunya.

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

Telehealth advocates have typically endorsed payment parity. But this policy often leads to payments that are far higher than costs and neglects telehealth’s ability to modernize care delivery.

Congress is considering bills that would substantially expand Medicare coverage of certain products. The legislation could undermine CMS’s authority to implement evidence-based coverage policies.

Despite use of smokeless tobacco products by more than 360 million people globally and increasing incidence of oral cancers, research and policies on these products have lagged behind those for cigarettes.

Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) prevention remains challenging in clinical settings. This experience describes how barriers identified through a needs assessment in Brazilian hospitals were translated into a tailored serious game to support catheter care practices. Using the Octalysis Framework, real-world challenges were converted into interactive missions simulating catheter care. This approach illustrates how context-specific barriers can be operationalized into an educational tool to support healthcare workers' adherence to CLABSI prevention measures.

Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) is a cause of healthcare-associated infections in immunocompromised patients and people with cystic fibrosis (PwCF). This report summarizes a Burkholderia contaminans pseudo-outbreak related to improper laboratory processes affecting surgical specimens from immunocompetent individuals and respiratory cultures from PwCF.

In early 2018, we detected an increase in surgical site infections (SSI) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in a tertiary hospital in Barcelona. We implemented an infection prevention and control (IPC) intervention reinforcing preventive bundles and reorganizing surgical schedules for high-risk patients and senior surgeons. We aimed to identify SSI-associated factors and evaluate the IPC intervention’s impact.