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CDC updates Zika guidance for South Miami Beach (FL) area – Media Statement

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated guidance for people who travel to or live in the previously identified area of South Miami Beach, FL. This area is no longer considered to be an area of active Zika virus transmission (red area). It is now designated as a Zika cautionary area (yellow … Continue reading CDC updates Zika guidance for South Miami Beach (FL) area – Media Statement

CDC Issues Zika Virus Guidance for Brownsville, Texas – Media Statement

CDC has issued Zika-related travel and testing guidance for Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, following reports from Texas public health officials of five cases spread locally by mosquitoes. This information suggests that there may be a risk of continued spread of Zika virus and therefore pregnant women are at some risk for Zika virus infection. CDC … Continue reading CDC Issues Zika Virus Guidance for Brownsville, Texas – Media Statement

Tips From Former Smokers(TM): landmark anti-smoking campaign begins sixth year January 9 – Media Advisory

CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers campaign will be back on the air for at least 20 weeks in 2017. The 15- and 30-second ads will run nationally on cable and network television and online, supported by print versions.

CDC and SHAPE America Release New Resources to Improve Recess in Schools – Media Advisory

Strategies for Recess in Schools identifies 19 effective strategies schools can implement to increase student physical activity and academic achievement

NIOSH launches hearing loss prevention app – Media Advisory

CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announces the availability of a new mobile application (app) for iOS devices that will measure sound levels in the workplace to help workers learn about their noise exposure and reduce the chances of hearing loss.

CDC Assisting Illinois and Wisconsin Investigation of Seoul Virus Outbreak Associated with Home-based Rat-Breeding Facilities – Media Statement

Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are working with the Illinois Department of Health and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to investigate cases of Seoul virus infections among eight people who worked at several rat-breeding facilities in the two states.

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – Too loud! For Too long! – Media Advisory

According to the latest CDC Vital Signs report, many adults don’t hear as well as they think they do. About 40 million Americans ages 20 to 69 have hearing loss in one or both ears. Being around too much loud noise-like using a leaf blower or going to loud concerts – can cause permanent hearing … Continue reading CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – Too loud! For Too long! – Media Advisory

CDC Museum Exhibition-Then & Now: Reinventing Quarantine for Globalization – Media Advisory

A new CDC museum exhibit, Then & Now: Reinventing Quarantine for Globalization, presents the untold story – contrasting the Then and Now – of reinventing the CDC Quarantine Program for an increasingly globalized world.

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

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