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CDC identifies potential risk of Zika virus transmission since June 15, 2016, in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties – Media Statement June 10th, 2024Debra Boyland

CDC identifies potential risk of Zika virus transmission since June 15, 2016, in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties – Media Statement

June 10, 2024News & Updates2016, Beach, Broward, Counties, identifies, June, Media, MiamiDade, Palm, Potential, Risk, Since, Statement, transmission, virus, ZikaDebra Boyland

CDC has identified a potential risk of Zika virus transmission starting on June, 15, 2016, to present in Miami-Dade County, Florida, that also could affect risk for residents of Broward and Palm Beach counties.

CDC Foundation's New Business Pulse Focuses on Opioid Overdose Epidemic – Media Advisory June 8th, 2024Isabel Kennedy

CDC Foundation's New Business Pulse Focuses on Opioid Overdose Epidemic – Media Advisory

June 8, 2024News & UpdatesAdvisory, Business, Epidemic, Focuses, Foundation&#039s, Media, Opioid, Overdose, PulseIsabel Kennedy

Business Pulse: Opioid Overdose Epidemic, launched today by the CDC Foundation, explores how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working to protect individuals from the widespread opioid overdose epidemic.

CDC assisting investigation of animal material found in packaged salad – Media Statement May 21st, 2024Edward Malley

CDC assisting investigation of animal material found in packaged salad – Media Statement

May 21, 2024News & Updates“Animal, Assisting, Found, Investigation, material, Media, Packaged, Salad, StatementEdward Malley

Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are working with the Florida Department of Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to support an investigation of a dead bat that was found in a packaged salad purchased from a grocery store in Florida.

66th Annual EIS Conference – Media Advisory May 13th, 2024Romeo Paolucci

66th Annual EIS Conference – Media Advisory

May 13, 2024News & Updates66th, Advisory, Annual, Conference, MediaRomeo Paolucci

CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) will host the 66th Annual EIS Conference from April 24-27 in Atlanta. During the event, EIS officers-also known as CDC disease detectives-describe the investigations they conducted over the past year.

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – African-American Health: What can public health professionals and community organizations do to help achieve better health outcomes? – Media Advisory May 3rd, 2024Kathleen Smoot

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – African-American Health: What can public health professionals and community organizations do to help achieve better health outcomes? – Media Advisory

May 3, 2024News & UpdatesAchieve, Advisory, AfricanAmerican, Better, Community, Health, help, Media, Organizations, outcomes, Professionals, Public, Report, Signs, Telebriefing, VitalKathleen Smoot

Death rates for African-Americans have declined about 25 percent over 17 years, primarily for those ages 65 years and older.

U.S.-licensed yellow fever vaccine supply to be depleted by mid-2017 – Media Statement May 3rd, 2024Julie Dreher

U.S.-licensed yellow fever vaccine supply to be depleted by mid-2017 – Media Statement

May 3, 2024News & Updatesdepleted, Fever, Media, mid2017, Statement, Supply, U.S.licensed, Vaccine, YellowJulie Dreher

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines a plan to ensure a continuous yellow fever vaccine supply in the United States following the anticipated depletion of the U.S.-licensed YF-VAX® yellow fever vaccine in mid-2017,

CDC finalizes vaccine recommendation for adults traveling to areas with cholera – Media Statement April 15th, 2024Edith Ballou

CDC finalizes vaccine recommendation for adults traveling to areas with cholera – Media Statement

April 15, 2024News & Updatesadults, areas, Cholera, finalizes, Media, recommendation, Statement, Traveling, VaccineEdith Ballou

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation for the use of a cholera vaccine in adults traveling to areas with cholera is now final.

CDC updates Zika guidance for Miami-Dade County, Florida – Media Statement April 4th, 2024Linda Thomas

CDC updates Zika guidance for Miami-Dade County, Florida – Media Statement

April 4, 2024News & UpdatesCounty, Florida, Guidance, Media, MiamiDade, Statement, Updates, ZikaLinda Thomas

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated guidance for people who travel to or live in Miami-Dade County to lift the Zika cautionary (yellow) area designation.

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – What can be done to lower the risk of Legionnaires' disease for patients in healthcare facilities? – Media Advisory March 31st, 2024Yolanda Bravo

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – What can be done to lower the risk of Legionnaires' disease for patients in healthcare facilities? – Media Advisory

March 31, 2024News & UpdatesAdvisory, Disease, done, Facilities, healthcare, Legionnaires&#039, Lower, Media, Patients, Report, Risk, Signs, Telebriefing, VitalYolanda Bravo

A new CDC analysis finds that among 21 jurisdictions studied, 76 percent reported cases of Legionnaires’ disease associated with healthcare facilities – a concerning finding because the disease is particularly severe when acquired from such facilities.

CDC Telebriefing: Update on Zika pregnancy outcomes in U.S. Territories – Media Advisory March 23rd, 2024Randy Coburn

CDC Telebriefing: Update on Zika pregnancy outcomes in U.S. Territories – Media Advisory

March 23, 2024News & UpdatesAdvisory, Media, outcomes, Pregnancy, Telebriefing, Territories, U.S., Update, ZikaRandy Coburn

CDC is hosting a telebriefing to discuss recent findings about birth defects associated with Zika virus infection in the U.S. territories