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How Local Health Departments are Preparing for Avian Influenza
By Christina Baum, Program Analyst, Infectious Disease, NACCHO Avian influenza has been a popular topic in the media this past year,...
Jul 21, 2015 | Guest Author
CDC Releases Report Summarizing Response to 2014 Ebola Epidemic
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a multimedia report entitled, “The Road to Zero,” describing the...
Jul 14, 2015 | Stella Bartholet
What to Know about Summer Weather and Lyme Disease
This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health and infectious disease news...
Jul 08, 2015 | Guest Author
Raw Milk-Associated Outbreaks: Lessons Learned from Past Events
The number of states legalizing the sale of raw milk is on the rise—and so is the number of raw milk-related outbreaks. According to...
Jun 29, 2015 | Stella Bartholet
Additional MERS-CoV Cases Reported in South Korea
South Korean health officials reported three more Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections on June 23,...
Jun 26, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
NACCHO, CDC Webinar Examines Chikungunya Virus
NACCHO and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released an archived version of the webinar “Chikungunya in...
Jun 25, 2015 | Lisa Brown
New Report Details Preparedness Actions for MERS-CoV and Other Emerging Infectious...
Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and UPMC Center for Health Security issued Top...
Jun 24, 2015 | Stella Bartholet
From Connecticut, a Tool for the Ebola Response and Beyond
By Sara Chang, Program Analyst, Infectious Disease, NACCHO With the World Health Organization declaring Liberia free of Ebola virus...
Jun 09, 2015 | Guest Author
NACCHO Renews Commitment to Antibiotic Stewardship at White House Forum
By Christina Baum, Program Analyst, Infectious Disease, NACCHO and Sara Chang, Program Analyst, Infectious Disease, NACCHO On June 2,...
Jun 02, 2015 | Guest Author
How Local Health Departments are Preparing for Avian InfluenzaBy Christina Baum, Program Analyst, Infectious Disease, NACCHO Avian influenza has been a popular topic in the media this past year, and the attention on the topic boils down to two primary points of interest: 1) it has affected millions of birds and 2) the disease is similar to ones which have affected humans in […] Jul 21, 2015 | Guest Author |
CDC Releases Report Summarizing Response to 2014 Ebola EpidemicThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a multimedia report entitled, “The Road to Zero,” describing the experiences of CDC responders to the 2014 Ebola epidemic. The report uses video, information graphics, photos, and stories from the field to describe CDC’s efforts, which include tracing contacts, strengthening health care, preventing infections, mobilizing laboratories,... Jul 14, 2015 | Stella Bartholet |
What to Know about Summer Weather and Lyme DiseaseThis post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health and infectious disease news and information, visit Jul 08, 2015 | Guest Author |
Raw Milk-Associated Outbreaks: Lessons Learned from Past EventsThe number of states legalizing the sale of raw milk is on the rise—and so is the number of raw milk-related outbreaks. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of states that allow the sale of raw milk increased from 22 to 30 between 2004 and 2011 [1]. With more […] Jun 29, 2015 | Stella Bartholet |
Additional MERS-CoV Cases Reported in South KoreaSouth Korean health officials reported three more Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections on June 23, lifting the total to 175 cases. The 2015 South Korean outbreak is the largest reported outside of Saudi Arabia, where the disease first emerged in April 2012 and the vast majority of cases have occurred. According to the World […] Jun 26, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
NACCHO, CDC Webinar Examines Chikungunya VirusNACCHO and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released an archived version of the webinar “Chikungunya in the United States.” Marc Fischer, a CDC medical epidemiologist, provides information on chikungunya virus disease epidemiology, diagnosis, surveillance, and response in the United States. View the webinar or access the presentation Chikungunya, a virus... Jun 25, 2015 | Lisa Brown |
New Report Details Preparedness Actions for MERS-CoV and Other Emerging Infectious DiseasesTrust for America’s Health (TFAH), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and UPMC Center for Health Security issued Top Actions the U.S. Should Take to Prepare for MERS-CoV and Other Emerging Infections. The report calls for “system-wide preparedness for potential outbreaks” and urges public health agencies to maintain infectious disease containment capabilities to prevent […] Jun 24, 2015 | Stella Bartholet |
From Connecticut, a Tool for the Ebola Response and BeyondBy Sara Chang, Program Analyst, Infectious Disease, NACCHO With the World Health Organization declaring Liberia free of Ebola virus transmission on May 9 and cases slowing in the most affected areas, now is the time for local health departments to take stock and make improvements to further strengthen their preparedness efforts. Melissa Marquis, RN, MS, […] Jun 09, 2015 | Guest Author |
NACCHO Renews Commitment to Antibiotic Stewardship at White House ForumBy Christina Baum, Program Analyst, Infectious Disease, NACCHO and Sara Chang, Program Analyst, Infectious Disease, NACCHO On June 2, NACCHO joined over 150 major food companies, retailers, and human and animal health stakeholders at the White House Forum on Antibiotic Stewardship to announce its commitment to implement changes over the next five years to slow […] Jun 02, 2015 | Guest Author |
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