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MMWR: Outbreak of Seoul Virus Among Rats and Rat Owners — United States and Canada,...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published a report describing the 2017 outbreak of Seoul virus among...

Feb 14, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • 2018 U.S. Recommended Immunization Schedules for Adults, Children, and Adolescents

    Schedule for Adults On February 6, CDC published the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedule...

    Feb 08, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • FREE Continuing Education: HIV Testing and Diagnosis Delays

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) and Medscape...

    Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • MMWR: Prevention of Hepatitis B – Recommendations from ACIP

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) article, Prevention...

    Jan 17, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • MMWR: 2017-2018 Early Season Flu Vaccine Coverage Data

    On December 7,  the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a Morbidity and Mortality Week Report (MMWR): “Update:...

    Dec 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • MMWR: Health-Related Behaviors and Academic Achievement Among High School Students —...

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new data that further solidifies the connection between student...

    Sep 19, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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    MMWR: 2017-18 Flu Season Activity Update

    The 2017-18 flu season was high in its severity for all age groups, underscoring the importance of flu vaccination. The United States 2017–18 influenza season (October 1, 2017–May 19, 2018) was a high severity season with high levels of outpatient clinic and emergency department visits for influenza-like illness (ILI), high influenza-related hospitalization rates, and elevated and […]

    Jun 12, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Infectious Disease, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    MMWR: Access to Syringe Services Programs — Kentucky, North Carolina, and West Virginia, 2013–2017

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on Access to Syringe Services Programs — Kentucky, North Carolina, and West Virginia, 2013–2017. The report explores how syringe services programs (SSPs) can mitigate the infectious disease consequences of the opioid epidemic and discusses the challenges that some states face in standing...

    May 21, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Infectious Disease, Training

    Continuing Education Course: Preventing Hepatitis B in the U.S.

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and Medscape introduced a new FREE continuing education (CE) activity that describes recommendations regarding prevention of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the United States, based on updated guidance from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). This activity is intended for...

    Mar 28, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    MMWR: Outbreak of Seoul Virus Among Rats and Rat Owners — United States and Canada, 2017

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published a report describing the 2017 outbreak of Seoul virus among rats and rat owners in the US and Canada: Outbreak of Seoul Virus Among Rats and Rat Owners — United States and Canada, 2017. The outbreak was first detected in Wisconsin and grew to include […]

    Feb 14, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    2018 U.S. Recommended Immunization Schedules for Adults, Children, and Adolescents

    Schedule for Adults On February 6, CDC published the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults Aged 19 Years or Older – United States, 2018. In October 2017, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to approve the recommended adult immunization schedule after an in-depth review of vaccine-related data, including data on...

    Feb 08, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    FREE Continuing Education: HIV Testing and Diagnosis Delays

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) and Medscape introduced a new FREE continuing education (CE) activity that describes diagnosis delay among persons infected with HIV: Vital Signs: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing and Diagnosis Delays — United States. This activity is intended for infectious disease clinicians,...

    Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    MMWR: Prevention of Hepatitis B – Recommendations from ACIP

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) article, Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The article updates and summarizes previously published recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and CDC...

    Jan 17, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    MMWR: 2017-2018 Early Season Flu Vaccine Coverage Data

    On December 7,  the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a Morbidity and Mortality Week Report (MMWR): “Update:  Influenza Activity – United States, October 1 – November 25, 2017. The most recent influenza (flu) data reported through week 47 (November 19-25, 2017) indicate that flu activity in the United States began to increase in […]

    Dec 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    MMWR: Health-Related Behaviors and Academic Achievement Among High School Students — United States, 2015

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new data that further solidifies the connection between student health and academic performance. As millions of students across the nation head back to school, it is important to understand that the academic success of America’s youth is strongly linked with their health. The data published […]

    Sep 19, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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