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Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Original title: “HR 6406: Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2022”
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Original title: “HR 5722: Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2021”
In addition to tragic loss of life, the next global infectious disease outbreak could harm the U.S. export economy and threaten U.S. jobs-even if the disease never reaches our shores.
Original title: “Is the U.S. Export Economy at Risk from Global Infectious Outbreaks? - Press Release”
Latest survey results show Lesotho's significant success with HIV viral load suppression and stabilization of Uganda's previously expanding epidemic
Original title: “5 African countries approach control of their HIV epidemics as U.S. government launches bold strategy to accelerate progress - Press Release”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded more than $200 million through the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) cooperative agreement to help states, cities, counties, and territories prevent, detect, respond to, and control the growing threats posed by emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.
Original title: “CDC invests more than $200 million to help states respond to infectious disease threats - Press Release”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be awarding this week more than $12 million to 23 states and the District of Columbia to support their responses to the opioid overdose epidemic.
Original title: “CDC awards $12 million to help states fight opioid overdose epidemic - Press Release”
Trends and opioid prescribing and how the amount of opioids prescribed to patients varies widely from county to county in the United States
Original title: “Transcript : Vital Signs Opioid Prescription Changes - Transcript”
The amount of opioids prescribed in the United States peaked in 2010 and then decreased each year through 2015, but remains at high levels and varies from county to county in the U.S.,
Original title: “Opioid prescribing is still high and varies widely throughout the U.S. - Press Release”
There has been an overall decline in the amount of opioids prescribed in the United States. But the amount is still extremely high, with the amount of prescribed opioids in 2015 approximately three times higher than the amount in 1999.
Original title: “Opioid Prescribing is Still High and Varies from County to County”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated guidance for people who travel to or live in Miami-Dade County to lift the Zika cautionary (yellow) area designation.
Original title: “CDC updates Zika guidance for Miami-Dade County, Florida - Media Statement”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendation for the use of a cholera vaccine in adults traveling to areas with cholera is now final.
Original title: “CDC finalizes vaccine recommendation for adults traveling to areas with cholera - Media Statement”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued a Health Alert Notice with updated guidance for healthcare professionals to interpret Zika test results for women who live in, or frequently travel (daily or weekly) to areas with a CDC Zika travel notice.
Original title: “CDC updates guidance on interpretation of Zika testing results for pregnant women - Press Release”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines a plan to ensure a continuous yellow fever vaccine supply in the United States following the anticipated depletion of the U.S.-licensed YF-VAX® yellow fever vaccine in mid-2017,
Original title: “U.S.-licensed yellow fever vaccine supply to be depleted by mid-2017 - Media Statement”
CDC has updated its Zika travel guidance and now recommends that pregnant women not travel to any area where there is a risk of Zika virus infection, including areas where the virus has been newly introduced or reintroduced and local mosquito-borne transmission is ongoing; areas where the virus was present before 2015 (endemic) and there is no evidence transmission has stopped; and areas where the virus is likely to be circulating but has not been documented.
Original title: “CDC updates Zika travel guidance for pregnant women to not travel to any area with Zika risk - Media Statement”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has increased by $44.25 million the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreements for all-hazards preparedness efforts in 2016 and 2017. The funds will go to a total of 62 jurisdictions, including US states, cities, and territories
Original title: “CDC Restores Emergency Preparedness Funds to States and Territories - Press Release”
CDC today recommended that 11- to 12-year-olds receive two doses of HPV vaccine at least six months apart rather than the previously recommended three doses to protect against cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infections.
Original title: “CDC recommends only two HPV shots for younger adolescents - Press Release”
CDC today announced updates to its interim guidance for pre-pregnancy counseling and prevention of sexual transmission of Zika based on ongoing assessment of available data, primarily extending the timeframe for men with possible Zika exposure but no Zika symptoms to wait before attempting pregnancy with their partner and extending the time for use of condoms by these men to protect against sexual transmission of Zika virus infection.
Original title: “CDC updates interim guidance for pre-pregnancy counseling and prevention of sexual transmission of Zika - Media Statement”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has purchased approximately $2.5 million in laboratory supplies and equipment in August to enhance U.S. laboratory (lab) capacity to test for Zika virus.
Original title: “CDC continues to build US laboratory capacity to rapidly detect Zika virus infection - Press Release”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued updated interim clinical guidance for health care providers caring for infants born to mothers with possible Zika virus infection during pregnancy.
Original title: “CDC Updates Guidance for Care of Infants Born to Mothers with Possible Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy - Media Statement”
CDC today issued updated guidance and information to prevent Zika virus transmission and health effects.
Original title: “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”