Travel Advisories
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CDC provides new funds to battle the opioid overdose epidemic
Enhancing state, territorial, tribal, and non-governmental capacity to prevent opioid overdoses Press Release For Immediate ReleaseWednesday, September 19, 2018 Contact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 To address the opioid overdose epidemic, the…
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Avoid Carbon Monoxide poisoning and other dangers after a storm makes landfall
Media Advisory For Immediate Release: Friday, September 14, 2018Contact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 Hurricanes can cause dangerous and destructive high winds, flooding, heavy rain, and storm surges. Carbon monoxide poisoning and…
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The CDC Final Investigation Update on Salmonella Infections in Live Poultry
Media Statement For Immediate Release: Thursday, September 13, 2018Contact: Media Relations,(404) 639-3286 The CDC final investigation update of a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to contact with live poultry…
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CDC activates Emergency Operations Center for Hurricane Florence
Media Statement For Immediate Release: Wednesday, September 12, 2018Contact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to coordinate 24/7 all…
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Seven states now report obesity at or above 35 percent
Media Statement For Immediate Release: Wednesday, September 12, 2018Contact: Media Relations,(404) 639-3286 CDC today released new data on self-reported adult obesity prevalence for all 50 states, the District of Columbia,…
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Gravel Ridge Farm Egg Shells Salmonella
Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the CDC website. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. Linking…
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CDC guidance to travelers as influenza season nears
Media Statement For Immediate Release: Friday, September 7, 2018Contact: Media Relations,(404) 639-3286 Reports in the news media of airline passengers with influenza are a reminder that the influenza season in the…
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Transcript for VitalSigns Teleconference: Preventing 1 Million Heart Attacks and Strokes
Press Briefing Transcript Tuesday, September 6, 2018 Please Note: This transcript is not edited and may contain errors. OPERATOR: Welcome and thank you for standing by. At this time, all…
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Heart disease and stroke deaths hitting middle age adults in large numbers
Press Release Embargoed Until: Thursday, September 6, 2018, 1:00 p.m. ETContact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 Despite being largely preventable, heart attacks, strokes, heart failure and other related conditions caused 2.2 million…
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CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – Heart Attack Prevention
How can healthcare professionals and systems help prevent heart attacks and strokes? Media Advisory Embargoed Until: Thursday, September 6, 2018, 1:00 p.m. ETContact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 What Heart attacks and…