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Salmonella infections don't just come from contaminated food-they can come from contact with animals, too. Many Salmonella infections occur in people who have contact with certain types of animals.

During the fall and winter of 2022, there was an increase of pediatric patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), COVID-19, and influenza in addition to other respiratory viruses. Previous studies

Multistate outbreaks cause more than half of all deaths in foodborne disease outbreaks despite accounting for only a tiny fraction (3 percent) of reported outbreaks in the United States, according to a new Vital Signs report released today by the

CDC will host a media briefing to discuss 20 years of immunization with the VFC program and current measles cases and outbreaks.

CDC, state partners, and FDA are investigating five illnesses in three states to determine if they are linked to recently recalled Duncan Hines cake mixes.

A CDC investigation update of a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to contact with pet hedgehogs has been posted: https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/typhimurium-01-19/index.html.

CDC advises consumers and retailers not to eat, serve, or sell ground beef produced by JBS Tolleson, Inc., which is linked to a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections. More information can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella

It is estimated that over 110,000 surgical site infections (SSIs) occur in the United States every year, making them one of the most common health care-associated infections.1 SSIs prolong the length of hospital stay and increase mortality.2 As a

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.