Outbreak Investigation

CDC Investigating Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Linked to Ground Beef

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is collaborating with public health officials in many states and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium ...More
January 28, 2013
Posted in News
New Strain Causing Most Norovirus Outbreaks in United States

A new strain of norovirus called GII.4 Sydney was the leading cause of norovirus outbreaks in the United States from September to December 2012, according to a study published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and ...More
January 24, 2013
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Disease Outbreaks are Trackable with Twitter, Study Says

This flu season you’ve probably seen a number of friends on social media talking about symptoms. New research from Brigham Young University says such posts on Twitter could actually be helpful to health officials looking for a head start on outbreaks. The study sampled 24 ...More
January 22, 2013
Posted in News
Congressman Calls on VA Inspector General to Conduct Independent Review of Buffalo VA After Exposure

Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) is asking the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Inspector General to begin an independent investigation of the Buffalo VA Medical Center. The request comes in response to recent revelations that the facility was reusing multi-dose insulin ...More
January 15, 2013
Posted in News
FDA Seeks Public Comment on Pharmacy Compounding Following Fungal Meningitis Cases

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is inviting public comment through Jan. 18, 2013, on a framework for pharmacy compounding. The recent outbreak of fungal meningitis associated with drugs produced and sold by New ...More
January 2, 2013
Posted in News
Additional Contamination Identified in Medical Products from New England Compounding Center

As part of the ongoing investigation of the multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis and other infections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continue to test medical products from the New England Compounding ...More
December 21, 2012
Posted in News
CDC Recommends Assertive Clinical Evaluation of Potential Fungal Meningitis Patients

In a Dec. 20, 2012 health alert, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is informing clinicians that new information from diagnostic imaging of patients exposed to contaminated methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) from the New England Compounding Center (NECC) in ...More
December 21, 2012
Posted in News
Slide Show: CDC 2012 Year in Review

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is known for its outbreak response by supporting its local and global partners. Here’s a look at some of the CDC’s work in 2012. ...More
December 21, 2012
Posted in Galleries
Former Exeter Hospital Employee Indicted in Connection With Hepatitis C Outbreak

David M. Kwiatkowski, 33, a former employee of Exeter Hospital, has been indicted for his alleged role in causing the hepatitis C outbreak that infected patients in New Hampshire as well as other states, announces United States Attorney John P. Kacavas. Kwiatkowski has been ...More
December 3, 2012
Posted in News
Congressional Hearing Probes Deeper Into Fungal Meningitis Outbreak

The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on Nov. 14 to discuss whether the fungal meningitis outbreak could have been prevented. The hearing examined the facts surrounding the recent outbreak of fungal meningitis and other infections linked to ...More
November 15, 2012
Posted in News