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CDC investigates Listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat foods in Nevada and California
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched an investigation into a Listeria outbreak following 10 ...
Former CDC director warns of measles risk as vaccine rates drop
The latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show the measles outbreak has surpassed 1,000 cases ...
What Is Chikungunya? CDC Issues Disease Vaccine Notice to Older Travelers
The CDC began recommending Ixchiq last year for adults traveling to countries where chikungunya is common. The vaccine uses a ...
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CDC issues updated tick removal guidance as tick season begins in Georgia
The CDC estimates that more than 31 million people are bitten by ticks each year, leading to approximately 3.4 million ...
CDC reinstates fired health workers for coal miners under court order
U.S. District Judge Irene C. Berger said Trump administration officials lack the authority to unilaterally cancel the screening program for black lung.
CDC disease detectives exempted from Trump hiring freeze
Each year, the CDC usually hires a new class of Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, known as disease detectives.
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‘What do we do with uncertainty?’ A former CDC director’s advice to new physicians and scientists
The lines between fact, science, and uncertainty are increasingly blurred. Things once treated as dogma are being questioned.
Feds recommend pausing vaccine for mosquito-borne disease chikungunya in people over 60
The FDA and CDC recommended a pause for Ixchiq, a chikungunya vaccine, following reports of adverse events in recipients 60 ...