NCEZID Newsroom (2017)
TOPIC: Foodborne Disease
CDC Investigating Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections (Media Statement – December 28, 2017)
TOPIC: Salmonella
Investigation of a Salmonella Infection Linked to Rattlesnake Pills (Media Statement – December 19, 2017 )
TOPIC: Zika
Children with Congenital Zika Virus Infection Face Serious Challenges as They Age (Press Release – December 14, 2017)
TOPIC: Raw Milk
People in Four States May Be Drinking Contaminated Raw Milk (Press Release – November 21, 2017)
TOPIC: Antibiotic Resistance
CDC Encourages Safe Antibiotic Prescribing and Use (Press release – November 15, 2017)
TOPIC: Global Health Security
Getting Ahead of the Next Pandemic: Is the World Ready? (Press release – October 26, 2017)
TOPIC: Zika
CDC updates guidance for infants born to mothers with possible Zika virus infection during pregnancy (Press release – October 19, 2017)
TOPIC: Zika Response
CDC Is Deactivating the Emergency Operations Center for the Zika Response (Press release – September 29, 2017)
TOPIC: Border & Global Health
Why Global Health Security Is Essential to U.S. National Security (Press Release – September 21, 2017)
TOPIC: Foodborne Disease
CDC and Texas Health Officials Warn About Illness Linked to Raw Milk from Texas Dairy (Press Release – September 15, 2017)
TOPIC: Hurricane Response
CDC Emergency Operations Center activates to support response to Hurricane Harvey (Press Release – September 1, 2017)
Stay Safe after Hurricanes, Flooding (Press Release – September 1, 2017)
TOPIC: Sepsis
CDC urges early recognition, prompt treatment of sepsis (Press Release – August 31, 2017)
TOPIC: Waterborne Infections
Most adolescent contact lens wearers report habits that could cause eye infection (Press Release – August 17, 2017)
TOPIC: Fungal Infections
First Fungal Disease Awareness Week Encourages Patients, Doctors To “Think Fungus” (Media Advisory – August 9, 2017)
TOPIC: Supporting States
CDC invests more than $200 million to help states respond to infectious disease threats (Press release – August 4, 2017)
TOPIC: Ebola
Statement From CDC Regarding the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Declaration To End Of Ebola Outbreak (Media Statement – July 2, 2017)
Topic: Ebola
Life at Ground Zero: The Story of the West African Ebola Outbreak (Press Release – June 21, 2017)
Topic: Zika
CDC surveys find increase in the number of U.S. counties with Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes that can spread Zika (Media Statement – June 20, 2017)
Update on Zika pregnancy outcomes in U.S. Territories (CDC Telebriefing – June 8, 2017)
CDC analysis of data from US territories finds serious birth defects in about 1 in 12 fetuses or infants of pregnant women with Zika infection in the first trimester (Press release – June 8, 2017)
CDC updates Zika guidance for Miami-Dade County, Florida (Media Statement – June 02, 2017)
TOPIC: Travel Health
Updated CDC Travel Health Book Now Online – Press Release (Press release – June 12, 2017)
Topic: Public Health Preparedness
Community Mitigation Guidelines to Prevent Pandemic Influenza – United States, 2017 (Digital Press Kit – June 06, 2017)
Topic: Waterborne Infections
Crypto outbreaks linked to swimming have doubled since 2014 (Press release – May 18, 2017)
CDC finalizes vaccine recommendation for adults traveling to areas with cholera (Media Statement – May 11, 2017)
Topic: Zika
CDC updates guidance on interpretation of Zika testing results for pregnant women – Press Release (Press Release – May 05, 2017)
Topic: Public Health Preparedness
U.S.-licensed yellow fever vaccine supply to be depleted by mid-2017 (Media Statement – April 28, 2017)
Topic: Outbreak Response
Dispatches from the Front Lines: CDC’s Disease Detective Conference (Press Release – April 24, 2017)
Topic: Foodborne Diseases
Campylobacter, Salmonella led bacterial foodborne illnesses in 2016 (Press Release – April 20, 2017)
Topic: Zoonotic Diseases
CDC assisting investigation of animal material found in packaged salad (Media Statement – April 8, 2017)
Topic: Vector-Borne Diseases
CDC identifies potential risk of Zika virus transmission since June 15, 2016, in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties (Media Statement – March 13, 2017)
CDC updates Zika travel guidance for pregnant women to not travel to any area with Zika risk (Media Statement – March 10, 2017)
CDC adds 4 countries to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus (Media Statement – March 10, 2017)
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 – March 2, 2017)
Topic: Foodborne Diseases
CDC, FDA, and states investigating multistate E. coli outbreak (Media Statement – March 2, 2017)
Topic: Vector-Borne Diseases
CDC hosts vector control experts to discuss strategies to combat Aedes aegypti (Media Advisory – February 22, 2017)
Topic: Lab Safety
CDC review finds acceptable air quality supplied by air hoses in laboratories (Media Statement – February 27, 2017)
CDC reviewing air quality associated with air hoses in some laboratories (Media Statement – February 17, 2017)
Topic: Global Health
CDC Museum Exhibition–Then & Now: Reinventing Quarantine for Globalization (Media Advisory – February 17, 2017)
Topic: E. coli
Update: Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections (Press Release – January 10, 2018)
Topic: Antibiotic Resistance
Fighting antibiotic resistance: CDC tool maps progress in every state, but still more to be done (Media Statement – January 10, 2018)