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CDC Activates Emergency Operations Center for Ebola Outbreak in Eastern DRC
Today the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is announcing activation of its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on Thursday, June 13, 2019, to support the inter-agency response to…
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Bats Lead in U.S. Rabies Risk
Bats are responsible for roughly 7 in 10 rabies deaths among people who are infected with the rabies virus in the United States, possibly because people may not know of…
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CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – Bats responsible for most rabies deaths in US – Knowing rabies risks and what to do after contact with wildlife can save lives
What Bats are responsible for roughly 7 in 10 rabies deaths among people who catch rabies in the U.S. Rabid dogs overseas are the second leading cause of rabies deaths…
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First case of Ebola virus disease diagnosed in Uganda
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today was notified of a case of Ebola diagnosed in Uganda and confirmed by laboratory testing at Uganda Virus Research Institute…
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More than Half of People who Misuse Prescription Opioids also Binge Drink
More than half of the 4.2 million Americans who misused prescription opioids between 2012 and 2014 also engaged in binge drinking, according to a new studyexternal icon released today by…
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Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Hedgehogs
A CDC investigation update of a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to contact with pet hedgehogs has been posted: www.cdc.gov/salmonella/typhimurium-01-19/index.html. Updates: Ten more people infected with the outbreak strain…
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U.S. measles cases in first five months of 2019 surpass total cases per year for past 25 years
Today, CDC is reporting 971 cases of measles in the United States thus far in 2019. This is the greatest number of cases reported in the U.S. since 1994, when…
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Annual Report to the Nation: Overall cancer mortality continues to decline
The latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer finds that, for all cancer sites combined, cancer death rates continued to decline in men, women, and children…
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After 20-year increase, New Diabetes Cases Decline
New cases of diagnosed diabetes in the U.S. decreased by 35 percent since a peak in 2009 – the first sign that efforts to stop the nation’s diabetes epidemic are…
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CDC Food Safety Alert: E. coli O26 outbreak linked to flour
A CDC food safety alert regarding a multistate outbreak of E. coli O26 infections linked to flour has been posted www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2019/flour-05-19/index.html. Key points: CDC, public health and regulatory officials in…