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CDC Foodborne Outbreak Updates-Tahini and Pre-Cut Melons
CDC has posted updates regarding two separate multistate outbreak investigations: a Salmonella outbreak linked to tahini, and a Salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut melons. Update: Salmonella infections linked to Karawan…
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CDC Investigation Notice: CDC Foodborne Outbreak Investigations Updates: Raw Oysters and Raw Tuna
CDC posted updates regarding two separate investigations: a multistate outbreak of gastrointestinal illnesses linked to raw oysters, and a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to frozen raw tuna. Update:…
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Food Safety Alert – Salmonella outbreak linked to Karawan brand tahini
A CDC food safety alert about a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to Karawan brand tahini has been posted at www.cdc.gov/salmonella/concord-05-19/index.html Key points: CDC, public health and regulatory officials…
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CDC’s Eight Tips for Safe and Healthy Summertime Work and Play
Whether you are planning an overseas vacation, getting ready for a staycation, or will be working outdoors, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest health tips, alerts, and social…
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CDC Investigation Notice: Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Contact with Live Poultry
###U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESexternal icon CDC works 24/7 protecting America’s health, safety and security. Whether disease start at home or abroad, are curable or preventable, chronic or…
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Pool Chemical Injuries Lead to Over 4,500 Emergency Department Visits Each Year
Pool chemical injuries led to an estimated 4,535 U.S. emergency department visits annually during 2008-2017, according to a report published today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Although injuries…
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CDC Updates Guidelines for Cancer Cluster Investigations
CDC is seeking public comment on updating federal guidelines used by public health agencies to assess and respond to potential cancer clusters in communities. The request for commentexternal icon was…
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CDC Creates Interactive Training for Diagnosis, Management of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has created a first-of-its-kind education module to help clinicians recognize and diagnose Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), a sometimes serious and fatal…
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Food Safety Alert for Gastrointestinal Illnesses Linked to Raw Oysters
###U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESexternal icon CDC works 24/7 protecting America’s health, safety and security. Whether disease start at home or abroad, are curable or preventable, chronic or…
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CDC Media Statement from CDC Director Robert R. Redfield, M.D., on Launch of the U.S. Global Health Security Strategy
The Global Health Security Strategypdf iconexternal icon (GHSS), released today, reaffirms a continued and coordinated U.S. Government (USG) approach to strengthening the world’s capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to…