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CDC Around the World: Outbreak Response and More...

CDC Around the World: Outbreak Response and More...







CDC Around the World

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July 1, 2013

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK
A view outside of Kagadi Hospital in western Uganda.
This hospital was ground zero in 2012 for a Ebola
hemorrhagic fever outbreak. View full-sized photo










Spotlighted Topic of the Week: Outbreak Response
In the News
On the Calendar 






Spotlighted Topic of the Week: Outbreak Response



Blog of the Week



THE HUMAN FACE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
"I discovered that I couldn’t address this sort of suffering as scientific inquiry alone. We must master the art of caring and truly understanding another’s condition so that we may one day better address the complexity of human needs."
Hear more about the valuable lessons a CDC staffer learned when she encountered a sick Bangladeshi boy while investigating Nipah virus...read blog






Infographic of the Week



CDC'S INTERNATIONAL OUTBREAK RESPONSE
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CDC Global Disease Detection Centers - 1,134 international outbreak responses supported since 2006




Video of the Week



CDC: GLOBAL DISEASE DETECTIVES
Diseases cross borders and what happens in one country may affect other countries. Learn how CDC's global disease detectives are working around the world to protect against disease threats that respect no borders....view video

Video of the week: Global Disease Detectives




Story of the Week



SAVING LIVES AND PROTECTING PEOPLE IN NIGERIA
As a recent graduate of Kenya’s Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (FELTP), Dr. Nguku was sent to Nigeria when the first human case of influenza A H5N1 virus was reported in Africa in 2006. In Nigeria, he was part of a team that helped track down the cause of the outbreak...read story


In the News
Ho Chi Minh City keen on US help to control epidemics
Blog: Despite Big Obstacles, Haiti Making Remarkable Progress Eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis
Haiti Moves A Step Closer Toward Eradicating Elephantiasis
Nodding Syndrome: A Devastating Medical Mystery In Uganda
On the Calendar
July 1: World Population Day
July 28: World Hepatitis Day

 
  

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