Travel Advisories
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Low Rates of Vaccination During Pregnancy Leave Moms, Babies Unprotected
Every year, too many U.S. babies or their mothers get vaccine-preventable diseases A recent study showed that getting a flu shot reduces a pregnant woman’s risk of being hospitalized due…
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Watch – Chikungunya in Ethiopia
Symptoms of chikungunya disease usually begin 3–7 days after a person is bitten by an infected mosquito. Most people infected with chikungunya virus develop some symptoms. The most common symptoms…
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HHS Release: With End of New York Outbreak, United States Keeps Measles Elimination Status
The United States has maintained its measles elimination status of nearly 20 years. The New York State Department of Health yesterday declared the end of the state’s nearly year-long outbreak…
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WHO announces 1,000 Ebola survivors
As of October 4, 2019, the number of Ebola survivors from the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) topped 1,000. “The recent introduction of new medical…
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CDC, States Update Number of Cases of Lung Disease Associated with E-cigarette Use, or Vaping
CDC today announced the updated number of confirmed and probable lung injury cases and deaths associated with e-cigarette product use, or vaping. Patients with Lung Injury As of October 1,…
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CDC Telebriefing: Update on Lung Injury Associated with E-cigarette Use, or Vaping – 10-03-2019
What: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will give updates on the investigation into cases of lung injury associated with e-cigarette…
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HHS Awards $13.5 Million to Accelerate State and Local Planning Efforts for Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through CDC, has awarded $13.5 million to conduct state and local planning and kick off community involvement for the proposed federal…
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Watch – Extensively Drug-Resistant Typhoid Fever in Pakistan
Alert_01 Watch – Level 1, Practice Usual Precautions COVID-19 is spreading worldwide. CDC recommends you avoid all nonessential international travel. If you must travel, follow the recommendations in the Global…
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Transcript of CDC Telebriefing: CDC Update on Pulmonary Illnesses
OPERATOR: Good morning, everyone. Thanks for dialing in for today’s conference. Please continue to stand by. We’ll begin our conference momentarily. Once again thanks for dialing in for today’s conference…
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THC Products May Play a Role in Outbreak of Lung Injury Associated with E-cigarette Use, or Vaping
The latest findings from the investigation into lung injuries associated with e-cigarette use, or vaping, suggest THC products play a role in the outbreak. Most of the people (77%) in…