COVID-19 Updates
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COVID-19 Staffing Guidance for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Health Departments
Staffing and Support from CDC CDC is helping health departments with staffing through: Embedded Field Staff: CDC has 505 existing field staff embedded in state, tribal, local and territorial (STLT)…
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Testing
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Antibody Testing
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How did coronavirus start and where did it come from? Was it really Wuhan’s animal market?
In the public mind, the origin story of coronavirus seems well fixed: in late 2019 someone at the now world-famous Huanan seafood market in Wuhan was infected with a virus…
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Evaluating and Reporting Persons Under Investigation (PUI)
Recommendations for Reporting, Testing, and Specimen Collection Updated February 28, 2020 Clinicians should immediately implement recommended infection prevention and control practices if a patient is suspected of having COVID-19. They…
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Travel: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
Under current federal regulations, pilots must report all illnesses and deaths to CDC before arriving to a US destination. According to CDC disease protocols, if a sick traveler is considered…
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Global COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is a serious global health threat and CDC is committed to stopping the global spread. CDC has a long history of improving public health capacity throughout the…
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Living in Shared Housing
Shared or congregate housing includes apartments, condominiums, student or faculty housing, national and state park staff housing, transitional housing, and domestic violence and abuse shelters. Shared housing residents often gather…
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Dental Settings
Key Concepts Dental settings have unique characteristics that warrant additional infection control considerations. Postpone elective procedures, surgeries, and non-urgent dental visits. Proactively communicate to both staff and patients the need…
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Meat and Poultry Processing Workers and Employers
CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings as a protective measure in addition to social distancing (i.e., staying at least 6 feet away from others). Cloth face coverings may be especially…