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CDC reviewing air quality associated with air hoses in some laboratories – Media Statement November 11th, 2024Bettye Reed

CDC reviewing air quality associated with air hoses in some laboratories – Media Statement

November 11, 2024News & UpdatesAssociated, hoses, Laboratories, Media, Quality, reviewing, Some, StatementBettye Reed

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has begun a review of air quality associated with the use of air hoses attached to protective suits worn in its Biosafety Level-4 labs. There is no known exposure to hazardous pathogens or contaminated air within the labs, and the air used in these hoses has already … Continue reading CDC reviewing air quality associated with air hoses in some laboratories – Media Statement →

CDC hosts vector control experts to discuss strategies to combat Aedes aegypti – Media Advisory November 7th, 2024Isabel Ford

CDC hosts vector control experts to discuss strategies to combat Aedes aegypti – Media Advisory

November 7, 2024News & UpdatesAdvisory, Aedes, aegypti, Combat, Control, Discuss, Experts, Hosts, Media, Strategies, vectorIsabel Ford

CDC, in collaboration with the CDC Foundation, will convene a two-day meeting February 27-28, 2017, to exchange facts and information about options and methods for monitoring and controlling Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and to reduce the burden of illness in people from Zika and other diseases transmitted by this mosquito.

CDC review finds acceptable air quality supplied by air hoses in laboratories – Media Statement October 21st, 2024Maria Miller

CDC review finds acceptable air quality supplied by air hoses in laboratories – Media Statement

October 21, 2024News & Updatesacceptable, Finds, hoses, Laboratories, Media, Quality, Review, Statement, suppliedMaria Miller

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has completed its examination of the quality of the air that comes through breathing hoses used by laboratory scientists working in its Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4) labs.

CDC study estimates 20-fold increase in certain types of birth defects in pregnancies with possible Zika infection compared with pre-Zika years – Media Statement October 17th, 2024Eldridge Nelson

CDC study estimates 20-fold increase in certain types of birth defects in pregnancies with possible Zika infection compared with pre-Zika years – Media Statement

October 17, 2024News & Updates20fold, Birth, Certain, compared, defects, Estimates, increase, infection, Media, Possible, pregnancies, preZika, Statement, Study, Types, years, ZikaEldridge Nelson

The proportion of Zika-affected pregnancies with birth defects is approximately 20-fold higher compared with the proportion of pregnancies seen in 2013-2014, which is before Zika was introduced into the Americas, according to an article published today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

CDC, FDA, and states investigating multistate E. coli outbreak – Media Statement October 15th, 2024Patricia Brown

CDC, FDA, and states investigating multistate E. coli outbreak – Media Statement

October 15, 2024News & Updatescoli, investigating, Media, Multistate, Outbreak, Statement, StatesPatricia Brown

CDC, FDA, and several states are investigating an outbreak of 12 illnesses of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O157:H7 reported from several states.

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – Why is the Number of US Adults Struggling with Arthritis Continuing to Climb? – Media Advisory October 13th, 2024Jack Real

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – Why is the Number of US Adults Struggling with Arthritis Continuing to Climb? – Media Advisory

October 13, 2024News & Updatesadults, Advisory, Arthritis, climb, Continuing, Media, number, Report, Signs, Struggling, Telebriefing, VitalJack Real

According to the latest CDC Vital Signs, more than 54 million US adults have arthritis – 24 million of whom are limited in performing daily activities.

CDC: Outbreak of North American avian influenza A(H7N9) in poultry poses low risk to people – Media Statement September 21st, 2024Linda Thomas

CDC: Outbreak of North American avian influenza A(H7N9) in poultry poses low risk to people – Media Statement

September 21, 2024News & UpdatesAH7N9, American, Avian, Influenza, Media, North, Outbreak, People, poses, Poultry, Risk, StatementLinda Thomas

CDC is working closely with USDA APHIS and the Tennessee Department of Health to minimize any human health risk posed by the avian influenza outbreak in Lincoln County, Tennessee. This includes implementing a protocol to monitor the health of poultry workers exposed to commercial poultry involved in the USDA/APHIS-confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A … Continue reading CDC: Outbreak of North American avian influenza A(H7N9) in poultry poses low risk to people – Media Statement →

CDC adds 4 countries to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus – Media Statement September 19th, 2024Lynn Donnell

CDC adds 4 countries to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus – Media Statement

September 19, 2024News & UpdatesAdds, Countries, Guidance, interim, Media, related, Statement, Travel, virus, ZikaLynn Donnell

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing spread of Zika virus?. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Maldives and Solomon Islands.

CDC updates Zika travel guidance for pregnant women to not travel to any area with Zika risk – Media Statement June 12th, 2024Edith Scott

CDC updates Zika travel guidance for pregnant women to not travel to any area with Zika risk – Media Statement

June 12, 2024News & UpdatesArea, Guidance, Media, Pregnant, Risk, Statement, Travel, Updates, Women, ZikaEdith Scott

CDC has updated its Zika travel guidance and now recommends that pregnant women not travel to any area where there is a risk of Zika virus infection, including areas where the virus has been newly introduced or reintroduced and local mosquito-borne transmission is ongoing; areas where the virus was present before 2015 (endemic) and there … Continue reading CDC updates Zika travel guidance for pregnant women to not travel to any area with Zika risk – Media Statement →

CDC Telebriefing: Zika update – Media Advisory June 10th, 2024Mary Quinn

CDC Telebriefing: Zika update – Media Advisory

June 10, 2024News & UpdatesAdvisory, Media, Telebriefing, Update, ZikaMary Quinn

CDC and FDA provide an update on potential increased risk of Zika virus in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.