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.

It's not often that a pathologist gets to make a diagnosis that works for the patient by preventing treatment from occurring. But thanks to a Johns Hopkins Medicine doctor and his newly reported definition and classification of a previously unknown, novel type of benign soft tissue tumor, that's exactly the desired outcome.

With Christmas just weeks away, little elves are bringing joy and Christmas spirit to Johns Hopkins Children's Center patients when they need it the most.

In a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, new research from Johns Hopkins Medicine adds to existing evidence that smoking fewer cigarettes does not eliminate cardiovascular disease risk, and quitting entirely is the most effective strategy for improving health.