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221 instances of dangerous antibiotic resistant germs: What can state and local health departments do to protect the public?

Travelers to Brazil should get Yellow Fever vaccine

CDC will host a media teleconference to discuss a deadly outbreak of yellow fever in Brazil described in the March 16 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Report to Congress on The Management of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in Children, detailing the impact a TBI can have on children and their families.

This is a transcript of the February 9, 2018 CDC teleconference on current U.S. flu activity.

CDC will provide an update on the current flu season.

Although attacks have gone down since 2001, still more than half of all children with asthma had 1 or more attacks in 2016, according to the latest CDC Vital Signs report.

Every year, there are about 3,500 sleep-related deaths among U.S. babies. According to the latest CDC Vital Signs report, about 1 in 5 mothers reported not placing their baby on his or her back to sleep, and 2 in 5 reported using soft bedding.

CDC, several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are investigating a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 infections (STEC O157:H7) in 13 states.

Most children born with microcephaly - small head size for age - and evidence of congenital Zika virus infection face severe health and developmental challenges at ages 19-24 months,...