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Briefing call with subject matter experts on HIV/AIDS
What On Wednesday, February 6, the Department of Health and Human Services will host an on-the-record media call with subject matter experts on the subject of HIV/AIDS. After opening statements,…
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CDC Food Safety Alert: Final Update on Outbreak of Listeria Infections Linked to Pork Products
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Alert – Yellow Fever in Nigeria
Yellow fever is caused by a virus. The virus is spread to people by mosquito bites. Symptoms of yellow fever include fever, chills, headache, backache, and muscle aches. Symptoms take…
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CDC Investigation Notice: Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Pet Hedgehogs
Good Afternoon, A CDC investigation notice 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. Key points: Eleven people infected with the…
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CDC Investigation Notice: Final Update on the Outbreak of Salmonella Agbeni Infections
Good afternoon, The final CDC update on a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Agbeni infections has been posted at www.cdc.gov/salmonella/agbeni-11-18/index.html. Updates: This outbreak appears to be over, but we continue to…
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CDC Provides First In-Season Estimates of Flu Illnesses, Medical Visits, and Hospitalizations
According to new data released by CDC, so far during the 2018-2019 season between about 6 and 7 million people have been sick with flu, up to half of those…
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CDC Food Safety Alert: Final CDC update on the outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to romaine lettuce
CDC Food Safety Alert: Final CDC update on the outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to romaine lettuce. The final CDC update on the outbreak of E. coli O157:H7…
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CDC Investigation Notice Update: Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Raw Turkey Products
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New Data Show Growing Complexity of Drug Overdose Deaths in America
In-depth analysis confirms sharp increases, geographic spread of synthetic opioid-related deaths Press Release For Immediate Release: Friday, December 21, 2018Contact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 U.S. overdose death rates linked to synthetic…
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2018 in Review: CDC Looks Back at the Year’s Most Pressing Health Threats
From the opioid overdose epidemic to foodborne disease outbreaks and antimicrobial resistance to the Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), CDC worked around the clock –…