Release of “Preliminary FoodNet Data on the Incidence of Infection with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food 10 States, United States, 2006″ being published in this week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report…

CDC Issues New Patient Visit Report
The CDC today issued a new report, Ambulatory medical Care Utilization Estimates for 2005, which contains information on patient visits to emergency departments, outpatient centers and hospitals.

CDC and APHL Make Influenza Virus Sequence Data Publicly Accessible
Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released genetic blueprints for over 650 genes of influenza viruses into a database accessible to researchers worldwide.

CDC s Advisory Committee Recommends Changes in Varicella Vaccinations
Second dose of varicella vaccine to offer more protection for children, adolescents, and adults

ATSDR Press Release: Marine-Base Housing Contained Drinking Water Contaminated with Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) for Nearly 30 Years Says Federal health Agency
ATLANTA - Water in the drinking water system for the Tarawa Terrace family housing area at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, affecting possibly 75,000 residents, was contaminated with tetrachloroethylene (PCE), a dry cleaning solvent, during the period November 1957 through February 1987, an analysis by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) concludes

Update on CDC investigation into people potentially exposed to patient with extensively drug-resistant TB
CDC Press Briefing - 2 p.m. ET TODAY

CDC Invests $10 million for Research to Reduce Infections in healthcare Settings
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced an award of $10 million for new research to five academic centers as part of its Prevention Epicenter grant program, which supports efforts to develop and test innovative approaches to reducing infections in healthcare settings.

Quick Diagnosis of Flu Strains Possible with New Microchip Test
Scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed a microchip-based test that may allow more labs to diagnose influenza infections and learn more about the viruses causing illness.

Fusarium Keratitis Update
As of May 12, 2006, CDC has received reports of 122 confirmed cases, 15 possible cases and 60 cases still under investigation from 33 U.S. states and territories. 75 reports include insufficient evidence to classify them as cases or carry other non-Fusarium diagnoses.

Pileups blamed on blinding snow across Plains
A blinding snowstorm blew from the Plains to the Midwest on Saturday, causing at least 5 deaths and dozens of injuries in numerous multicar…

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