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Fact Sheet: 2017 Innovations to Stop Infections

CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) released the 2017 edition of Innovations to Stop...

Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

Tools & Resources, Vector Control

Tick Surveillance Tools for Local Health Departments

By Anna Perea, Policy and Communications Lead, Bacterial Diseases Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The distribution of ticks and the pathogens they can transmit change over time. As a result, the likelihood of people coming in contact with ticks also changes over space […]

May 15, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

Tools & Resources, Vector Control

New Report on U.S. One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the final report for the One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization Workshop for the United States. Workshop participants from several federal agencies identified and voted on a list of priority zoonotic diseases to be jointly addressed by human, animal, and environmental health sectors in relevant U.S. federal […]

May 10, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

Tools & Resources, Infectious Disease, Vector Control

Report: U.S. One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the final report for the One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization Workshop for the United States. Workshop participants from several federal agencies identified and voted on a list of priority zoonotic diseases to be jointly addressed by human, animal, and environmental health sectors in relevant U.S. federal […]

Apr 25, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Epidemiology, Infectious Disease

New Short Film Highlights Important Role of CDC Disease Detectives

Last week, global media company Great Big Story released a four-minute short film, The Disease Detectives Stop Outbreaks at Their Source, which highlights CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service (also known as Disease Detectives). The film sought to learn more about risks from the potentially-deadly leptospirosis in the US Virgin Islands (USVI). Caitlin Cossaboom, who works in CDC’s […]

Apr 25, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Antibiotic Resistance, Epidemiology, Infectious Disease, Influenza

2018 Accomplishments: CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

As expected, 2018 was another busy year in emerging infectious diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). To reflect, the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) recently released the 2018 Accomplishments Report. This report describes the important work of NCEZID over the past year, none of which would have […]

Mar 05, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Webinar, Epidemiology, Food Safety & Inspection

Hypothesis Generation During a Foodborne Illness Outbreak Webinar Series

This ECHO series has been designed to encourage foodborne epidemiologists to take advantage of a variety of data and tools available to them when generating a hypothesis for an outbreak detected through pathogen-based surveillance. In the four, 1-hour sessions, foodborne epidemiologists will engage with peers and experts as they are encouraged to utilize a variety […]

Feb 20, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

Tools & Resources, Webinar, Emergency Response, Vector Control

Webinar Recording: Communicating Changing Guidance- Lessons from Zika and Beyond

On June 25, NACCHO hosted a webinar on communicating changing guidance, in the context of the Zika response and beyond. Zika virus emerged as a challenging threat to the United States because of the potentially devastating effects of the virus, the multiple routes of transmission, and the continual evolution of our collective understanding of the […]

Jun 25, 2018 | Christina Baum

Tools & Resources, Antibiotic Resistance, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Infectious Disease

Brochure: CDC NCEZID Accomplishments in 2017

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) published a brochure to highlight some of the work NCEZID and their partners carried out in 2017. The brochure features stories on a range of topics, including combating antibiotic resistance (p. 4-5), responding to vector-borne diseases (p. 6-7), […]

Mar 23, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

Fact Sheet: 2017 Innovations to Stop Infections

CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) released the 2017 edition of Innovations to Stop Infections, a brochure that highlights the innovative work within NCEZID and serves as an update to the 2015 edition. From new technology that combats antibiotic resistance and ensures food safety to newly developed tests for dangerous diseases such as rabies,...

Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

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