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CDC Study Finds Fecal Contamination in Pools

A study of public pools conducted during last summer’s swim season found that feces are frequently introduced into pool water by swimmers. Through the study, released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), researchers found germs in samples of pool ...More
3 days ago
Posted in News
Following CDC Protocols Cuts Dialysis Bloodstream Infections in Half

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released results of its Dialysis Bloodstream Infection Prevention Collaborative showing a 32 percent decrease in overall bloodstream infections and a 54 percent decrease in vascular access-related bloodstream ...More
6 days ago
Posted in News
CDC Releases Final West Nile Virus National Surveillance Data for 2012

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released the final 2012 national surveillance data for West Nile virus activity. A total of 5,674 cases of West Nile virus disease in people, including 286 deaths, were reported to CDC from 48 states (excluding ...More
6 days ago
Posted in News
Healthcare Coalition Urges Congress to Fund NHSN

A broad coalition of healthcare groups, patient safety organizations and for-profit corporations is urging Congress to fully fund the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and the Prevention Epicenters Program in the FY 2014 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in News, Policies and Practice
Expert Addresses the Role of the Healthcare Environment in CDC's Safe Healthcare Blog

Today in CDC’s Safe Healthcare Blog, Kerri A. Thom, MD, MS, assistant professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, puts a spotlight on the healthcare environment and its role in spreading bacteria that cause healthcare-associated infections. Thom ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
CDC's Disease Detectives Share Results from an Investigation of CRE Cases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week kicked off its 62nd Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference in Atlanta, beginning a week-long conference dedicated to showcasing the life-saving work of its current EIS officers, or “disease ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene
Slide Show: CDC's Disease Detectives

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) kicked off its 62nd annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference in Atlanta on April 22, 2013, beginning a week-long conference dedicated to showcasing the life-saving work of its current EIS officers, or ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in Galleries
Infections From Some Foodborne Pathogens Increased While Others Remained Unchanged in 2012

The nation’s annual food safety report card is out and it shows that 2012 rates of infections from two germs spread commonly through food have increased significantly when compared to a baseline period of 2006-2008, while rates of most others have not changed during the ...More
April 18, 2013
Posted in News
WHO Update on Human Infection with Influenza A (H7N9) Virus in China

As of April 14, 2013, the National Health and Family Planning Commission notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of an additional two laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with influenza A(H7N9) virus from Henan in China. The first patient is a 34-year-old man ...More
April 15, 2013
Posted in News
CDC Issues Health Alert About Human Infections with Novel Influenza A (H7N9) Viruses

As of April 4, 2013, Chinese public health officials have reported 14 cases of human infection with a novel avian influenza A (H7N9) virus from four different provinces in China. All patients were hospitalized with severe respiratory illness, and six persons have died. ...More
April 5, 2013
Posted in News