Tag Archives: African

Level 1 – East African Sleeping Sickness in Zambia and Zimbabwe January 3rd, 2025Charla Shaw

Level 1 – East African Sleeping Sickness in Zambia and Zimbabwe

January 3, 2025News & UpdatesAfrican, East, Level, Sickness, Sleeping, Zambia, ZimbabweCharla Shaw

There have been several cases of East African human trypanosomiasis among travelers returning from safari areas in Zambia and Zimbabwe. Country List : Zimbabwe, Zambia

South African Study Provides Compelling New Evidence on Role of Person-to Person Transmission in Drug-Resistant TB Epidemics – Press Release December 15th, 2024Jose Quinn

South African Study Provides Compelling New Evidence on Role of Person-to Person Transmission in Drug-Resistant TB Epidemics – Press Release

December 15, 2024News & UpdatesAfrican, Compelling, DrugResistant, epidemics, Evidence, person, Personto, Press, Provides, Release, Role, South, Study, transmissionJose Quinn

A study published today in The New England Journal of Medicine provides compelling evidence that extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) is spread from person-to-person in the KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa from 2011-2014.

FACT SHEET: United States Response to the Clade I Mpox Outbreak in Several African Countries September 3rd, 2024Sara Kummer

FACT SHEET: United States Response to the Clade I Mpox Outbreak in Several African Countries

September 3, 2024News & UpdatesAfrican, Clade, Countries, fact, Mpox, Outbreak, Response, Several, sheet, States, UnitedSara Kummer

FACT SHEET: United States Response to the Clade I Mpox Outbreak in Several African Countries

African American Health: Creating Equal Opportunities for Health May 1st, 2024Fannie Foley

African American Health: Creating Equal Opportunities for Health

May 1, 2024News & UpdatesAfrican, American, Creating, Equal, Health, OpportunitiesFannie Foley

The death rate for African Americans dropped 25% from 1999-2015, but they are still more likely to die at a young age than white Americans.

CDC Telebriefing: Transcript for Vital Signs African American Health – Transcript April 25th, 2024Douglas Turner

CDC Telebriefing: Transcript for Vital Signs African American Health – Transcript

April 25, 2024News & UpdatesAfrican, American, Health, Signs, Telebriefing, Transcript, VitalDouglas Turner

New Vital Signs Report – African Americans are living longer. The death rate for African Americans has declined about 25% over 17 years, primarily for those aged 65 years and older

Life at Ground Zero: The Story of the West African Ebola Outbreak – Press Release March 11th, 2024Charles Robie

Life at Ground Zero: The Story of the West African Ebola Outbreak – Press Release

March 11, 2024News & UpdatesAfrican, Ebola, Ground, Life, Outbreak, Press, Release, Story, West, ZeroCharles Robie

What was it like at ground zero of the worst outbreak of Ebola in history? This month, CDC’s David J. Sencer Museum will be the first U.S. museum to offer an overview of the devastating viral outbreak that killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa.

5 African countries approach control of their HIV epidemics as U.S. government launches bold strategy to accelerate progress – Press Release January 9th, 2024Thomas Smoot

5 African countries approach control of their HIV epidemics as U.S. government launches bold strategy to accelerate progress – Press Release

January 9, 2024News & Updatesaccelerate, African, Approach, Bold, Control, Countries, epidemics, Government, launches, Press, Progress, Release, Strategy, Their, U.S.Thomas Smoot

Latest survey results show Lesotho’s significant success with HIV viral load suppression and stabilization of Uganda’s previously expanding epidemic

Alert – Polio in Central African Republic September 7th, 2019Tristan Logan

Alert – Polio in Central African Republic

September 7, 2019News & UpdatesAfrican, Alert, Central, Polio, RepublicTristan Logan

There is an outbreak of polio in Central African Republic. CDC recommends that all travelers to Central African Republic be vaccinated fully against polio.