We are deeply saddened by the passing of our friend Shane Todd from complications of cancer at the age of 49. Shane was just 34 years old when he was diagnosed with throat cancer caused by the cigarette smoking he began at 18.
Two children have been diagnosed with polio in Nigeria, after two years without any polio recognized in that country. Polio is a terrible disease that no child should suffer.
CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Cayman Islands. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, "practice enhanced precautions") for people traveling to destinations with Zika. For a full list of affected countries/regions, visit http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/zika-travel-information.
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's (ATSDR) National ALS Registry today released its second report on the prevalence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease) in the United States for the years 2012 and 2013.
Despite a significant decline in overall adult cigarette smoking since 1964, disparities in cigarette smoking remain among racial and ethnic population groups, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Antigua and Barbuda as well as Turks and Caicos Islands (U.K.).
CDC announces today the selection of Samuel S. Edwin, Ph.D., to become the new director of the agency's Division of Select Agents and Toxins (DSAT).
Funding provided for states and territories to respond to the emerging threat, quickly identify cases of microcephaly and other adverse birth outcomes linked to Zika, ...
New assessments of mosquito populations and test results this past weekend by Florida public health officials, as part of a community survey in the Miami neighborhood where several Zika infections were recently confirmed, have found persistent mosquito populations and additional Zika infections in the same area.
CDC will host a telebriefing to provide an update on the Zika virus
Transcript for CDC telebriefing that to provided an update on the Zika virus.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been informed by the State of Florida that Zika virus infections in four people were likely caused by bites of local Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.
As of July 7, Zika has been diagnosed in 5,582* people, including 672 pregnant women, in Puerto Rico according to a new report published today in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
CDC will host a telebriefing to provide an update on the Zika virus
CDC is providing $67 million to help health departments nationwide tackle antibiotic resistance and other patient safety threats, including healthcare-associated infections.
CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Saba.
CDC today issued updated guidance and information to prevent Zika virus transmission and health effects.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will begin making awards totaling nearly $60 million to states, cities, and territories to support efforts to protect Americans from Zika virus disease and adverse health outcomes that can result from Zika infection, including the serious birth defect microcephaly.
CDC will host a meeting in collaboration with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Transcript for CDC Media Availability: Support for Utah investigation of Zika - Transcript
CDC is assisting in the investigation of a case of Zika in a Utah resident who is a family contact of the elderly Utah resident who died in late June.
CDC will host a media availability to answer questions from reporters about the case of Zika reported by Utah health officials.
The new partnership supports individuals and groups working to prevent and respond to violence; protect childhood; and make societies safe for children.
The New York City report of female-to-male sexual transmission of Zika virus infection is the first documented case of sexual transmission of Zika from a woman to her sex partner...
CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for St. Eustatius.
According to the Brazilian Tourism Board, approximately 350,000 - 500,000 international visitors and athletes from 207 countries are expected to travel to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Games).
Americans living in multiunit housing, such as apartments and condominiums, are more likely to use tobacco products and less likely to have smoke-free home rules than people living in single-family housing, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Transcript and audio file of CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Where does the U.S. stand in crash death rates compared with other high-income countries?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today will release a detailed account of the agency's work on the largest, longest outbreak response in the agency's history: the Ebola epidemic of 2014-2016. The series of articles, in a special supplement to CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), comes on the second anniversary of the official activation of the agency's emergency response to Ebola.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommend the people and the government of Puerto Rico consider implementing aerial spraying as part of an integrated mosquito control program.
CDC Telebriefing on the new Vital Signs focused on where the US stands in crash deaths, in relation to other high-income countries.
About 90 people die each day from motor vehicle crashes in the United States, resulting in the highest death rate among 19 high-income comparison countries.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today it will award $30 million to 23 state health departments over the next five years as part of the Core State Violence and Injury Prevention Program (Core SVIPP).
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $25 million in funding to states, cities, and territories to support efforts to protect Americans from Zika virus infection and associated adverse health outcomes, including microcephaly and the other serious birth defects.
The Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) released today its first annual report of data on the regulation and oversight of laboratories that work with biological agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to public, animal or plant health, or to animal or plant products (select agents and toxins).
CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Anguilla.
Finding points way to new approaches to Ebola treatment
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $26 million to support applied research at five academic medical centers as part of a patient safety effort known as Prevention Epicenters Program.
Building Response Capabilities in Liberia after Ebola
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released the results of its investigation into the potential health impact that lead contamination in the Flint, Michigan water supply had on the blood lead levels of local children.
Ten years after the Surgeon General's report on the dangers of exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke, no states in the Southeast have a statewide comprehensive smoke-free law, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) today voted that live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV), also known as the "nasal spray" flu vaccine, should not be used during the 2016-2017 flu season.
Business Pulse: Lowering Costs, Improving Productivity, launched today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation, focuses on how businesses can tackle the burden of rising health care costs.
US government agencies and their colorectal cancer prevention partners have set a goal that at least 80% of adults ages 50-75 will be screened for colorectal cancer.
CDC launched the first national reporting system for harmful algal blooms, as well as a new website with important information for health officials and the public.
Transcripts for CDC Telebriefing Zika Screening Blood Donations for Zika Virus to Protect Blood Update
New supplement from the American Journal of Preventive Medicine describes the state of sickle cell disease related care in the United States.
Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
CDC will host a telephone briefing to provide an update on screening of blood donations for Zika virus infection using an investigational nucleic acid test in Puerto Rico.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will begin reporting poor outcomes of pregnancies with laboratory evidence of possible Zika virus infection. Starting today,
More men are visiting Title X Family Planning Program sites, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the HHS Office of Population Affairs (OPA) in observance of June's Men's Health Month.
Transcripts for CDC Telebriefing YRBS: 2015 national youth risk behavior survey
Cigarette smoking among high school students dropped to the lowest levels since the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) began in 1991, but the use of electronic vapor products, including e-cigarettes, among students poses new challenges according to the 2015 survey results released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Transcripts for CDC Telebriefing New Vital Signs Report - Can effective water management programs prevent building-associated Legionnaires' disease outbreaks?
CDC will host a telephone briefing to discuss and answer questions about findings from the 2015 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS).
This briefing will discuss and answer questions about a new Vital Signs report on how effective water management in buildings can help prevent Legionnaires' disease, as established in newly published standards.
New toolkit offers practical tips for reducing germ's growth, spread in building water systems
CDC published interim guidance for Zika virus antibody testing and interpretation of results. Because of the differences in recommended clinical management of Zika and dengue virus infections, and the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in women infected with Zika virus during pregnancy, a conservative approach to the interpretation of antibody test results is necessary to reduce the possibility of a missed diagnosis…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is part of a coordinated public health response after the Department of Defense (DoD) announced the discovery of the first mcr-1 gene found in bacteria in a human in the United States.
CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released a new web resource to help employers and workers adopt practices that keep workers age 55 or older safe on the road.