NCEZID Newsroom (2016)

TOPIC: Zika

CDC updates guidance for Little River (FL) area with active Zika transmission (Media Statement, December 2, 2016)

CDC updates Zika guidance for South Miami Beach (FL) area (Media Statement, December 9, 2016)

Evidence that Microcephaly Risk is Highest among Pregnant Women Infected Early in Pregnancy (Media Statement, December 9, 2016)

Study Finds Zika Virus Replicates and Persists in Fetal Brains and Placentas (Press Release, December 13, 2016)

CDC Issues Zika Virus Guidance for Brownsville, Texas (Media Statement, December 14, 2016)

CDC Issues Zika Virus Guidance for Brownsville, Texas (Press Release, December 14, 2016)

CDC Year in Review: Working 24/7/365 (Digital Press Kit, December 14, 2016)

CDC Releases Preliminary Estimates of Birth Defects Following Zika Virus Infection in Pregnancy (Press Release, December 15, 2016)

CDC awards nearly $184 million to continue the fight against Zika  (Press Release, December 22, 2016)

CDC Highlights Significant Contributions in the Fight against Zika in 2016 (Press Release, December 30, 2016)
 

TOPIC: Food Safety

CDC Reports Winnable Battles Results (Press Release, December 5, 2016)

TOPIC: Healthcare-Associated Infections

CDC Reports Winnable Battles Results (Press Release, December 5, 2016)

TOPIC: Antibiotic Resistance

CDC Year in Review: Working 24/7/365 (Press Release, December 14, 2016)

CDC Year in Review: Working 24/7/365 (Digital Press Kit, December 14, 2016)

TOPIC: Fungal Infection

First cases of Candida auris reported in United States (Press Release, November 4, 2016) 

TOPIC: Zika

CDC adds Palau to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus (Media Statement, November 16, 2016)

CDC adds Montserrat to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus (Media Statement, November 21, 2016)

CDC, US and Brazilian researchers find evidence of onset of Zika-associated microcephaly and other neurologic complications after birth (Media Statement, November 22, 2016)

CDC updates guidance for Miami Beach (FL) area with active Zika transmission (Press Release, November 22, 2016)

CDC supporting Texas investigation of possible local Zika transmission (Press Release, November 28, 2016)

TOPIC: Antibiotic Resistance

CDC funds 34 innovative projects to combat antibiotic resistance (Press Release, October 6, 2016)

TOPIC: Healthcare-Associated Infections

Contaminated Devices Putting Open-Heart Surgery Patients at Risk (Press Release, October 13, 2016)

TOPIC: Zika

CDC working with Florida to respond to new active Zika transmission area in Miami-Dade County (Press Release, October 13, 2016)

CDC updates guidance related to local Zika transmission in Miami-Dade County, Florida  (Press Release, October 19, 2016)

CDC Restores Emergency Preparedness Funds to States and Territories (Press Release, October 20, 2016)

CDC announces supplemental funding opportunity for continued Zika response in 2017 (Press Release, October 21, 2016)

CDC, Miami-Dade and Miami Beach collaborate and make progress on better understanding and stopping the Zika outbreak (Media Statement, October 28, 2016)

TOPIC: Safe healthcare

Dialysis organizations team up with CDC to protect patients (Press Release, September 27, 2016)

TOPIC: Zika

CDC awards $2.4 million to five jurisdictions to fight Zika (Press Release, September 2, 2016)

CDC and the Instituto Nacional de Salud of Colombia collaborate to understand long-term effects of Zika virus infection during pregnancy (Press Release, September 2, 2016)

CDC works with Florida as Miami Beach active Zika transmission area expands (Media Statement, September 17, 2016)

CDC updates guidance for Wynwood (FL) neighborhood with active Zika transmission (Press Release, September 19, 2016)

CDC continues to build US laboratory capacity to rapidly detect Zika virus infection (Press Release, September 20, 2016)

Florida health officials report on response to Zika in Wynwood; evidence shows aerial spraying likely helped interrupt local transmission (Media Statement, September 23, 2016)

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Zika Telebriefing Update  (Press Briefing Transcript, September 23, 2016)

CDC adds St. Kitts and Nevis to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus (Media Statement, September 26, 2016)

CDC awards $13 million to establish the first Vector Control Unit in Puerto Rico (Media Statement, September 27, 2016)

CDC issues Zika special travel considerations for 11 Southeast Asian countries (Media Statement, September 29, 2016)

CDC updates interim guidance for pre-pregnancy counseling and prevention of sexual transmission of Zika (Media Statement, September 30, 2016)

TOPIC: Antibiotic Resistance

CDC releases genetic data on antibiotic resistant Salmonella infections (Media Statement, August 29, 2016)

TOPIC: Ebola

Traces of Ebola Virus Linger Longer than Expected in Semen (Press Release, August 30, 2016)

TOPIC: Eye Infections

Improper care of contact lenses can cause serious eye infections (Press Release, August 18, 2016)

TOPIC: Sepsis

Saving patients from sepsis is a race against time (Press Release, August 23, 2016)

Saving Patients from Sepsis (Digital Press Kit, August 23, 2016)

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – How can we save patients from sepsis? MP3[3M] (Press Briefing Transcript, August 23, 2016)

TOPIC: Zika

CDC issues travel guidance related to Miami neighborhood with active Zika spread  (Press Release, August 1, 2016)

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Zika Virus Update – August 1 MP3[7M] (Press Briefing Transcript, August 1, 2016)

CDC awards $16 million to states and territories to fight Zika (Press Release, August 2, 2016)

CDC adds Antigua and Barbuda and Turks and Caicos Islands (U.K.) to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus (Media Statement, August 3, 2016)

CDC adds Cayman Islands to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus (Media Statement, August 11, 2016)

CDC Updates Guidance for Care of Infants Born to Mothers with Possible Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy (Media Statement, August 19, 2016)

Additional area of active Zika transmission identified in Miami Beach (Press Release, August 19, 2016)

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Zika Virus Update – August 19 MP3[6M] (Press Briefing Transcript, August 19, 2016)

CDC adds The Bahamas to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus (Media Statement, August 23, 2016)

CDC awards $6.8 million to partners to support Zika response (Press Release, August 24, 2016)

CDC continues to support Florida in response to Zika outbreak (Press Release, August 24, 2016)

CDC adds The British Virgin Islands to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus (Media Statement, August 29, 2016)

CDC adds Singapore to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus (Media Statement, August 30, 2016)

TOPIC: Antibiotic Resistance

CDC funding accelerates antibiotic resistance efforts (Media Statement, July 27, 2016)
 

TOPIC: Zika

CDC Awards Funds for States and Territories to Prepare for Zika (Press release, July 1, 2016)

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Environmental Protection Agency Urge Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to Consider Aerial Spraying as Part of Integrated Mosquito Control to Reduce Zika-Associated Birth Defects (Media Statement, July 6, 2016)

CDC Models Risk of Zika Virus Importation Resulting from Travel to the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Media Statement, July 13, 2016)

CDC adds St. Eustatius to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus (Media Statement, July 14, 2016)

First female-to-male sexual transmission of Zika virus infection reported in New York City (Media Statement, July 15, 2016)

CDC assisting Utah investigation of Zika virus infection apparently not linked to travel (Media Statement, July 18, 2016)

Transcript for CDC Media Availability: Support for Utah investigation of Zika MP3[5M] (Press Briefing Transcript, July 19, 2016)

CDC awards $60 million to help states and territories battle Zika (Press Release, July 20, 2016)

CDC Issues Updated Zika Recommendations: Interim Guidance for healthcare providers caring for pregnant women with possible exposure to Zika virus; Interim Guidance for the prevention of sexually transmitted Zika virus (Media Statement, July 25, 2016)

CDC adds Saba to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus (Media Statement, July 26, 2016)

Zika infections increasing rapidly in Puerto Rico (Press Release, July 29, 2016)

Florida investigation links four recent Zika cases to local mosquito-borne virus transmission (Press Release, July 29, 2016)

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Zika Virus Update – July 29 MP3[6M] (Press Briefing Transcript, July 29, 2016)

 

TOPIC: Ebola

CDC Releases Detailed History of the 2014-2016 Ebola Response in MMWR (Press Release, July 7, 2016)
 

TOPIC: Zika

CDC Begins Reporting Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes of Women Affected by Zika Virus During Pregnancy (Media Statement, June 16, 2016)

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Zika Update MP3 (Press Briefing Transcript, June 17, 2016)

 CDC adds Anguilla to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus (Media Statement, June 17, 2016)

TOPIC: One Health

CDC launches first national reporting system for harmful algal blooms and associated illnesses (Media Advisory, June 22, 2016)

TOPIC: Prevention Epicenters

CDC Awards $26 Million to Academic Medical Centers, Drives Innovation to Protect Patients (Press Release, June 27, 2016)

Topic: Ebola

New study sheds light on how some survive Ebola (Press Release, June 29, 2016)

TOPIC: Antibiotic Resistance

CDC: 1 in 3 antibiotic prescriptions unnecessary (Press release May 3, 2016)

Discovery of first mcr-1 gene in E. coli bacteria found in a human in United States (Media Statement, May 31, 2016)

TOPIC: Healthcare-associated Infections

New CDC Campaign Reminds Docs, Nurses that “Clean Hands Count” (Press release May 5, 2016)

TOPIC: MicrobeNet

CDC expanding groundbreaking disease identification tool (Press release, May 18, 2016)

(Digital press kit, May 18, 2016)

TOPIC: Waterborne Infections

Thousands of public pools, hot tubs closed due to serious violations (Press Release, May 19, 2016)

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Serious violations lead to closures of U.S. public pools & other aquatic venues MP3[3M] (Press Briefing Transcript, May 19, 2016)

TOPIC: Zika

CDC adds Peru to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus (Media Statement May 5, 2016)

CDC adds Saint Barthelemy to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus (Media Statement May 9, 2016)

CDC adds Grenada to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus (Media Statement May 12, 2016)

CDC Announces Funds for States and Territories to Prepare for Zika (Press release May 13, 2016)

CDC Changes Reporting of Numbers of Pregnant Women affected by Zika Virus (Media Statement, May 20, 2016)

CDC adds Argentina to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus (Media Statement. May 26, 2016)

Transcript: CDC Director Addresses National Press Club (Transcript, May 26, 2016)

CDC releases interim guidance on Zika testing and interpretation of results (Media Statement, May 31, 2016)

TOPIC: Foodborne Illness

Increased use of type of diagnostic test poses challenge to tracking of foodborne illness (Press Release, April 14, 2016)

TOPIC: Zika Virus

National Zika Summit Focused on Coordinated U.S. Response (Press Release, April 1, 2016)

(Digital Press Kit, April 1, 2016)

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Zika Summit Press Conference MP3 (Press Briefing Transcript, April 1, 2016)

CDC Adds Kosrae to Interim Travel Guidance Related to Zika Virus (Media Statement, April 4, 2016)

CDC Adds Fiji to Interim Travel Guidance Related to Zika Virus (Media Statement, April 4, 2016)

CDC Concludes Zika Causes Microcephaly and Other Birth Defects (Media Statement, April 13, 2016)

CDC Adds Saint Lucia to Interim Travel Guidance Related to Zika Virus (Media Statement, April 13, 2016)

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Zika Virus Update – 4-13-2016 MP3 (Press Briefing Transcript, April 13, 2016)

CDC adds Belize to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus (Media Statement, April 18, 2016)

CDC and OSHA Issue Interim Guidance for Protecting Workers from Occupational Exposure to Zika Virus (Media Statement, April 22, 2016)

CDC adds Papua New Guinea to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus – Media Statement, April 29, 2016

TOPIC: Antibiotic Resistance

Superbugs threaten hospital patients (Press Release, March 3, 2016)

(Digital Press Kit, March 3, 2016)

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – Making Health Care Safer  MP3[5M] (Press Briefing Transcript, March 4, 2016)

TOPIC: Zika Virus

CDC Director travels to Puerto Rico to assess Zika response (Media Advisory, March 4, 2016)

Zika Action Plan Summit (Media Advisory, March 4, 2016)

CDC adds 1 destination to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus (Media Statement, March 9, 2016)

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Updates on Zika response efforts (Press Briefing Transcript, March 10, 2016)

CDC’s revised travel notices estimate Zika risk using elevation information (Media Statement, March 11, 2016)

New CDC Laboratory Test for Zika Virus Authorized for Emergency Use by FDA (Media Statement, March 18, 2016)

CDC adds Cuba to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus (Media Statement, March 19, 2016)

CDC Issues Updated Zika Recommendations: Timing of Pregnancy after Zika Exposure, Prevention of Sexual Transmission, Considerations for Reducing Unintended Pregnancy in Areas with Zika Transmission (Media Statement, March 25, 2016)

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Updates on CDC recommendations related to Zika virus MP3[5M] (Press Briefing Transcript, March 25, 2016)

TOPIC: PulseNet

PulseNet saves lives and money by reducing foodborne illness (Press Release, March 15, 2016)

(Digital Press Kit, March 15, 2016)

TOPIC: Lab Safety

Potential Laboratory-acquired Salmonella Infection at CDC (Media statement, March 31, 2016)

TOPIC: Zika virus

CDC adds 4 destinations to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus – (Media Statement, February 1, 2016)

CDC adds 2 destinations to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus – (Media Statement, February 3, 2016)

CDC Emergency Operations Center moves to highest level of activation for Zika response – (Media Statement, February 3, 2016)

– (Digital Press Kit,  February 5, 2016)

CDC issues Interim Guidelines for Preventing Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus and Updated Interim Guidelines for Health Care Providers Caring for Pregnant Women and Women of Reproductive Age with Possible Zika Virus Exposure – (Media Statement, February 5, 2016)

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Zika MP3[8M] – (Press Briefing Transcript, February 5, 2016)

CDC adds 2 destinations to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus – (Media Statement, February 18, 2016)

Updated Guidelines for Healthcare Providers Caring for Infants or Children with Possible Zika Virus Infection – (Media Statement, February 19, 2016)

CDC encourages following guidance to prevent sexual transmission of Zika virus – (Media Statement, February 23, 2016)

CDC adds 2 destinations to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus – (Media Statement, February 23, 2016)

New CDC Laboratory Test for Zika Virus Authorized for Emergency Use by FDA – (Media Statement, February 26, 2016)

CDC issues advice for travel to the 2016 Summer Olympic Games – (Media Statement, February 26, 2016)

New CDC Laboratory Test for Zika Virus Authorized for Emergency Use by FDA – (Media Statement, February 29, 2016)

TOPIC: Ebola

Enhanced Entry Airport Screening and Routing for Ebola to End for Travelers from Guinea to the United States – (Media Statement, February 18, 2016)

TOPIC: Lyme Disease

New Lyme-disease-causing bacteria species discovered – (Press Release, February 8, 2016)

TOPIC: Zika virus

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Zika Virus Travel Alert MP3 – (Press Briefing Transcript, January 28, 2016)

CDC adds 2 destinations to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus - (Media Statement, Tuesday, January 26, 2016)

CDC adds countries to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus – (Media Statement, Friday, January 22, 2016)

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Zika Virus Travel Alert MP3[8M] – (Press Briefing Transcript, January 15, 2016)

CDC issues interim travel guidance related to Zika virus for 14 Countries and Territories in Central and South America and the Caribbean – (Media Statement, Friday, January 15, 2016)