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CDC expands testing of international air traveler samples to include flu RSV, and other respiratory viruses

CDC is conducting a new pilot on samples it is collecting as part of its Traveler-based Genomic Surveillance (TGS) program that will provide early detection of flu, RSV, and select other respiratory viruses, in addition to SARS-CoV-2.

CDC expands local area health estimates to include data for the entire U.S. New PLACES data help inform local health decisions

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced the expansion of the 500 Cities Project, a 2016 initiative to provide city- and neighborhood-level health estimates for a large portion of the nation’s population. The project is being renamed PLACES, and now provides Population Level Analysis and Community Estimates to the entire United States … Continue reading CDC expands local area health estimates to include data for the entire U.S. New PLACES data help inform local health decisions