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Telebriefing: CDC to announce record-breaking year in reported cases of measles in the United States.
Original title: “CDC to announce record-breaking year in reported cases of measles in the United States - Media Advisory”
Transcipt of telebriefing: CDC officials have concluded that an Indiana MERS patient did not spread the virus to an Illinois associate during a business meeting they had before the patient became ill and was hospitalized.
Original title: “CDC Telebriefing - CDC concludes Indiana MERS patient did not spread virus to Illinois business associate - Transcript”
After completing additional and more definitive laboratory tests, CDC officials have concluded that an Indiana MERS patient did not spread the virus to an Illinois associate during a business meeting they had before the patient became ill and was hospitalized.
Original title: “CDC concludes Indiana MERS patient did not spread virus to Illinois business associate - Press Release”
After completing a series of more definitive laboratory tests, CDC officials announced today that an Illinois resident was not infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) during a business meeting he had with a man later hospitalized in Indiana and confirmed to have MERS.
Original title: “CDC concludes Indiana MERS patient did not spread virus to Illinois business associate - Media Advisory”
Ongoing investigation of the first imported case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in the United States has identified evidence of apparent past MERS-CoV infection in an Illinois man who had close contact with the Indiana MERS patient.
Original title: “Illinois resident who had contact with Indiana MERS patient tests positive for MERS coronavirus - Press Release”
Injuries from pool chemicals led to nearly 5,000 emergency room visits in 2012, according to a study released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Original title: “Thousands Sent to Emergency Room by Preventable Pool Chemical Injuries - Press Release”
About half of all Americans reported taking one or more prescription drugs in the past 30 days during 2007-2010, and 1 in 10 took five or more, according to Health, United States, 2013, the government's annual, comprehensive report on the nation's health.
Original title: “Health, United States, 2013 includes special section on prescription drugs - Press Release”
Transcipt of the telebriefing detailing a second imported case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) which was confirmed late night on May 11 in a traveler to the United States. This patient is a healthcare worker who resides and works in Saudi Arabia.
Original title: “CDC Transcript: Second case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus infection (MERS) in the United States - Transcript”
A second imported case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was confirmed late night on May 11 in a traveler to the United States. This patient is a healthcare worker who resides and works in Saudi Arabia.
Original title: “CDC announces second imported case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the United States - Press Release”
CDC and Florida Department of Health officials are investigating the second case of MERS-CoV infection in the United States. MERS-CoV, a virus relatively new to humans, was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012. On May 2, 2014 CDC reported the first case of MERS in the United States.
Original title: “CDC announces second imported case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in the United States - Media Advisory”
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Original title: “Parasitic Infections also occur in the United States - Press Release”
Vital Signs telebriefing: More than 21 million US adults ages 18-64 have a disability. Inactivity is related to chronic disease in adults with disabilities. Working age adults with disabilities are more likely to be physically active if their doctors recommend it.
Original title: “CDC Telebriefing: Vital Signs - Physical Activity among Adults with Disabilities - Transcript”
Working age adults with disabilities who do not get any aerobic physical activity are 50 percent more likely than their active peers to have a chronic disease such as cancer, diabetes, stroke, or heart disease, according to a Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Original title: “Inactivity Related to Chronic Disease in Adults with Disabilities - Press Release”
Working age adults with disabilities who get no aerobic physical activity are 50 percent more likely to have a chronic disease such as cancer, diabetes, stroke, or heart disease than their active peers, according to a Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly half (47 percent) of adults with disabilities who are able to do aerobic physical activity do not get any.
Original title: “Nearly Half of Adults with Disabilities Get No Aerobic Physical Activity - Digital Press Kit”
Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was confirmed today in a traveler to the United States. This virus is relatively new to humans and was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012.
Original title: “CDC Transcript: First case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus infection (MERS) in the United States - Transcript”
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was confirmed today in a traveler to the United States. This virus is relatively new to humans and was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012.
Original title: “CDC announces first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus infection (MERS-CoV) in the United States - Press Release”
CDC and the Indiana State Department of Heath are conducting a joint investigation of the first case of MERS-CoV in the United States. MERS-CoV, a virus new to humans, was first reported in the Arabian Peninsula in 2012.
Original title: “CDC announces first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus infection (MERS-CoV) in the United States - Media Advisory”
The ATSDR today released a report, "Health Consultation: Possible Health Implications from Exposure to Sulfur Gases Emitted from Chinese-Manufactured Drywall," describing the laboratory tests and modeling researchers used to estimate levels of sulfur compounds in indoor air of homes built with problem drywall, including drywall imported from China in 2005 and 2006.
Original title: “ATSDR report finds drywall imported from China in the 2000s may have affected human health - Media Advisory”
Transcript of the cdc Telebriefing for the release of "Potentially Preventable Deaths from the Five Leading Causes of Death - United States, 2008-2010" published in this week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Original title: “CDC Telebriefing: Potentially Preventable Deaths from the Five Leading Causes of Death - Transcript”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today continued its 63rd Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference, which focuses on key health initiatives such as the growing epidemic of deaths from prescription drug overdose (PDO).
Original title: “CDC EIS Conference: Prescription Drug Overdose Presentation Schedule - Press Release”