CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Singapore. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, "practice enhanced precautions") for people traveling to destinations with Zika. For a full list of affected countries/regions, visit http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/zika-travel-information.

Original title: “CDC adds Singapore to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus - Media Statement”

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for The British Virgin Islands. Local transmission of Zika has been reported on the island of Tortola, which includes Cane Garden Bay and Havers.

Original title: “CDC adds The British Virgin Islands to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus - Media Statement”

CDC has and will continue to provide support to Florida to address the Zika outbreak. CDC experts in epidemiology, surveillance, and vector control have been on the ground for weeks supporting the state of Florida's response.

Original title: “CDC continues to support Florida in response to Zika outbreak - Press Release”

Business Pulse: Motor Vehicle Safety at Work, launched today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation, focuses on how businesses can protect employees who drive for work in the United States and travel for business abroad.

Original title: “CDC Foundation's New Business Pulse Focuses on On-the-Job Vehicle Crashes - Media Advisory”

CDC hosted a telebriefing on sepsis.

Original title: “CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - How can we save patients from sepsis? - Transcript”

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for The Bahamas. Local transmission of Zika has been reported on the island of New Providence, which includes the capital city of Nassau.

Original title: “CDC adds The Bahamas to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus - Media Statement”

Sepsis is caused by the body's overwhelming and life-threatening response to an infection and requires rapid intervention. It begins outside of the hospital for nearly 80 percent of patients.

Original title: “Saving patients from sepsis is a race against time - Press Release”

CDC will release a Vital Signs report focusing on sepsis, emphasizing the importance of prevention and early recognition. Sepsis is a complication caused by the body's overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection, which can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death.

Original title: “CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - How can we save patients from sepsis? - Media Advisory”

In the United States, more than 8 in 10 mothers (81.1 percent) begin breastfeeding their babies at birth - but many stop earlier than is recommended, according to the 2016 Breastfeeding Report Card released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Original title: “Breastfeeding Rates Continue To Rise - Press Release”

CDC hosted a telebriefing to provide an update on the Zika virus

Original title: “CDC Telebriefing: Zika Virus Update - August 19 - Transcript”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been working with Florida health officials on investigating cases of locally transmitted Zika virus. The most recent information suggests that there may be a new active Zika transmission in South Florida.

Original title: “CDC Telebriefing: Zika Virus Update - 8-19-2016 - Media Advisory”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been working with Florida health officials on investigating cases of locally transmitted Zika virus. An additional area of active Zika transmission has been identified in a section of Miami Beach, in addition to the area of active Zika transmission near Wynwood.

Original title: “Additional area of active Zika transmission identified in Miami Beach - Press Release”

Nearly 1 in 5 contact lens-related eye infections reported to a federal database involved a patient who experienced eye damage, according to a report published in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Original title: “Improper care of contact lenses can cause serious eye infections - Press Release”

We are deeply saddened by the passing of our friend Shane Todd from complications of cancer at the age of 49. Shane was just 34 years old when he was diagnosed with throat cancer caused by the cigarette smoking he began at 18.

Original title: “Statement from CDC Director Tom Frieden on the passing of Shane Todd, former Tips From Former Smokers campaign participant - Media Statement”

Two children have been diagnosed with polio in Nigeria, after two years without any polio recognized in that country. Polio is a terrible disease that no child should suffer.

Original title: “Two Cases of Polio Detected in Nigeria - Media Statement”

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Cayman Islands. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, "practice enhanced precautions") for people traveling to destinations with Zika. For a full list of affected countries/regions, visit http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/zika-travel-information.

Original title: “CDC adds Cayman Islands to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus - Media Statement”

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's (ATSDR) National ALS Registry today released its second report on the prevalence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease) in the United States for the years 2012 and 2013.

Original title: “National ALS Registry Releases Updated Prevalence Estimates - Press Release”

Despite a significant decline in overall adult cigarette smoking since 1964, disparities in cigarette smoking remain among racial and ethnic population groups, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Original title: “Some racial, ethnic groups continue smoking cigarettes at higher rates - Press Release”

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Antigua and Barbuda as well as Turks and Caicos Islands (U.K.).

Original title: “CDC adds Antigua and Barbuda and Turks and Caicos Islands (U.K.) to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus - Media Statement”

CDC announces today the selection of Samuel S. Edwin, Ph.D., to become the new director of the agency's Division of Select Agents and Toxins (DSAT).

Original title: “CDC Announces new director of Division of Select Agents and Toxins - Media Statement”