Archive for May, 2007

Update on CDC investigation into people potentially exposed to patient with extensively drug-resistant TB

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

CDC Press Briefing - 2 p.m. ET TODAY

CDC Releases New Toolkit to Assist Humanitarian Workers Assess Reproductive Health Needs of Women Refugees

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

A new resource for health care officials working with women displaced from conflict-affected regions throughout the world was announced today by the CDC.

Public Health investigation seeking people exposed to extensively drug-resistant TB infected person

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

CDC Press Briefing - 2 p.m. ET TODAY

U.S. Preparedness to Respond to Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Strengthened by CDC/CSTE Partnership

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

New three-day training course released online today May 15, 2007

INTERIM GUIDANCE ISSUED FOR THE USE OF FACEMASKS AND RESPIRATORS IN PUBLIC SETTINGS DURING AN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released interim advice to the public about the use of facemasks and respirators in certain public (non-occupational) settings during an influenza pandemic….

Overall Infant Mortality Rate in United States Largely Unchanged: Rates Among Black Women More than Twice that of White Women

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

The infant mortality rate in the United States in 2004 was 6.78 infant (under 1 year of age) deaths per 1,000 live births, not significantly different from the rate of 6.84 in 2003, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…

CDC Issues Interim Guidance for the Use of Facemasks and Respirators in Public Settings During an Influenza Pandemic

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

Who: Dr. Julie Gerberding, Director CDC, WHEN: Thursday, May 3, 2007…