CDC’s updated guidance streamlines recommendations for dealing with a range of common respiratory viral illnesses. The updated recommendations continue to protect those most at risk for severe illness from COVID, flu and RSV. See more details: https://bit.ly/3P5TlUl.
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- http://www.cdc.gov
External link for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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- Atlanta, GA
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- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1946
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- Public Health
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Atlanta, GA 30333, US
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Employees at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Updates
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Clinicians: If a patient shows symptoms of mpox and recently traveled to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), they might have clade I mpox, a more serious type of mpox that is spreading in DRC. Notify your state’s health department to coordinate testing. Learn what steps to take: https://bit.ly/4bDVHDL
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Clinicians: A new MMWR found that preventable early deaths from the five leading causes of death are more common among people living in rural areas than people who live in urban areas. Clinicians and public health professionals can work together to support population-based strategies to reduce these deadly health risks: • Screen patients for high blood pressure • Increase cancer prevention and early detection • Encourage physical activity and healthy eating • Help patients quit smoking • Promote motor vehicle safety • Engage in safer prescribing of opioids for pain Read more here: http://bit.ly/ss7302a1
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CDC works with laboratories in over 120 countries to quickly and accurately test for measles & rubella. Using a train-the-trainer model, CDC partners with senior scientists from the World Health Organization's Global Measles and Rubella Laboratory Network to equip them with knowledge to train other lab workers on proper testing methods. Watch the video to discover more about this work 🔽.
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In support of National Minority Health Month, local planners and public health leaders can use PLACES data to inform local public health and community planning, implementation, and evaluation efforts to advance health equity. Explore PLACES data to help you advance health in your community. https://www.cdc.gov/places
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CDC Disease Detectives protect the public’s health by investigating and solving complex public health problems. Learn about the Epidemic Intelligence Service and the work of disease detectives: https://bit.ly/4aWYc3m
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Researchers at the California Department of Public Health found that 32 of 41 possible cases of silicosis were not identified through traditional case reporting. Read how electronic case reporting (eCR) helped identify missing cases of silicosis: bit.ly/3vWopiT
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In 2022, CDC quickly adapted existing systems, tests, vaccines, & treatments originally developed for other diseases to respond to the mpox outbreak. Today, we are more prepared than ever to respond to mpox outbreaks. Stay up-to-date on the latest: https://bit.ly/48SajfT
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CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officers are doctoral-level scientists, nurses, pharmacists, and veterinarians. Learn how EIS trains officers to investigate outbreaks and become public health leaders: https://bit.ly/4aWYc3m
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CDC thanks the state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments 🏢, wastewater utilities 💧, and laboratories 🧪 that have participated in the National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS)! NWSS includes sites in all 50 states and tracks viruses like COVID-19 in wastewater for about 45% of the U.S. population. Learn more about what NWSS has accomplished: https://bit.ly/49fW3Oo