A measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico has sickened over 130 people. The highly contagious virus explained — and what the CDC says about getting revaccina…
At least 124 cases of measles have been reported in Texas since late January — marking the largest outbreak in the state in ...
CDC investigating hospitalizations of five people who recently received chikungunya vaccine
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently investigating five hospitalizations that occurred in people ...
Flu shot less effective this season for some kids, CDC report suggests
So far this season, the vaccine's protection against flu hospitalization was at least 63% for children and at least 41% for adults. These estimates of effectiveness against hospitalization, released ...
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CDC firings, including in Kansas City, raise fears about disease outbreak response
Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne ...
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Upheaval and firings at CDC raise fears about disease outbreak response
Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne ...
CDC's "disease detectives" apparently spared in DOGE cuts at health agencies
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemic Intelligence Service officers — a group known as the CDC's "disease ...
CDC: Bird flu can spread from animals to humans in rare cases
In a report published earlier this year, the CDC says there have been rare instances over the last decade where bird flu ...
Texas weather can play a role in helping the measles virus spread rapidly. Here's how
The West Texas measles outbreak continues to see more confirmed cases and, on Wednesday, the outbreak's first death. Weather ...
Norovirus outbreak reported on Florida cruise ship with dozens sick: CDC
A norovirus outbreak was reported on a Holland America Line cruise ship on Sunday, the cruise line’s second to be tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this month.
CDC ‘disease detectors' among hundreds fired as Trump administration ramps up agency cuts
Multiple outlets reported that a larger sister program at CDC called the Epidemic Intelligence Service, or EIS, known as the ...
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CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to the current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks and other public health emergencies
Jordan Miller received funding from CDC in the past. In just a few short weeks, the Trump administration has brought drastic changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public ...
How the CDC's "disease detectives" respond during public health emergencies
President Trump's government-wide downsizing ultimately spared the CDC's world-renowned epidemic intelligence service, ...