The Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) released today its first annual report of data on the regulation and oversight of laboratories that work with biological agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to public, animal or plant health, or to animal or plant products (select agents and toxins).

Original title: “Federal Select Agent Program first annual report released - Media Advisory”

CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) today voted that live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV), also known as the "nasal spray" flu vaccine, should not be used during the 2016-2017 flu season.

Original title: “ ACIP votes down use of LAIV for 2016-2017 flu season - Media Statement”

Business Pulse: Lowering Costs, Improving Productivity, launched today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation, focuses on how businesses can tackle the burden of rising health care costs.

Original title: “CDC Foundation's New Business Pulse Focuses on Rising Health Care Costs - Media Advisory”

CDC published interim guidance for Zika virus antibody testing and interpretation of results. Because of the differences in recommended clinical management of Zika and dengue virus infections, and the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in women infected with Zika virus during pregnancy, a conservative approach to the interpretation of antibody test results is necessary to reduce the possibility of a missed diagnosis of either infections.

Original title: “CDC releases interim guidance on Zika testing and interpretation of results - Media Statement”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued new guidance and information for protecting workers from occupational exposure to Zika virus.

Original title: “CDC and OSHA Issue Interim Guidance for Protecting Workers from Occupational Exposure to Zika Virus - Media Statement”

Changes in the tests that diagnose foodborne illness are helping identify infections faster but could soon pose challenges to finding outbreaks and monitoring progress toward preventing foodborne disease, according to a report published today in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Week Report.

Original title: “Increased use of type of diagnostic test poses challenge to tracking of foodborne illness - Press Release”

CDC today issued new guidance and information to prevent Zika virus transmission and health effects.

Original title: “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”

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) has revised its report "Possible Health Implications from Exposure to Formaldehyde Emitted from Laminate Flooring Samples Tested by the Consumer Product Safety Commission."

Original title: “CDC/ATSDR Revises Report of Possible Health Effects Associated with Formaldehyde in Select Laminate Flooring”

The release of the CDC guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain

Original title: “Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain - Transcript”

As part of the urgent response to the epidemic of overdose deaths, CDC issued new recommendations for prescribing opioid medications for chronic pain, excluding cancer, palliative, and end-of-life care.

Original title: “CDC Releases Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain”

Today, CDC is issuing new recommendations for prescribing opioid medications for chronic pain, excluding cancer, palliative, and end-of-life care

Original title: “CDC Telebriefing: CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain - Media Advisory”

As part of the U.S. government's urgent response to the epidemic of overdose deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today is issuing new recommendations for prescribing opioid medications for chronic pain, excluding cancer, palliative, and end-of-life care.

Original title: “CDC Releases Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain - Press Release”

Emergency action expected to bolster US laboratory capacity for Zika testing

Original title: “New CDC Laboratory Test for Zika Virus Authorized for Emergency Use by FDA”

CDC has updated its interim guidelines for healthcare providers who care for infants and children with possible Zika virus infection.

Original title: “Updated Guidelines for Healthcare Providers Caring for Infants or Children with Possible Zika Virus Infection - Media Statement”

On Feb. 19, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will remove Guinea from the list of nations affected by Ebola for which travelers are subject to enhanced U.S. visa and port-of-entry screening.

Original title: “Enhanced Entry Airport Screening and Routing for Ebola to End for Travelers from Guinea to the United States - Media Statement”

CDC has issued new interim guidance on preventing sexual transmission of Zika virus after confirming through laboratory testing, in collaboration with Dallas County Health and Human Services, the first case of Zika virus infection in a non-traveler in the continental United States during this outbreak.

Original title: “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”

On Dec. 29, 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will modify enhanced Ebola port-of-entry screening for travelers from Guinea.

Original title: “Enhanced Entry Airport Screening for Ebola Modified for Travelers from Guinea to the United States”

Today, the White House released the "National Action Plan to Combat Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR TB)". This plan is a crucial step to address MDR TB, a growing public health threat that reflects missed opportunities to find, cure, and prevent TB.

Original title: “CDC To Play Key Role in National Multidrug-Resistant TB Plan - Media Statement”

On Dec. 22, 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will remove Sierra Leone from the list of nations affected by Ebola that are subject to enhanced visa and port-of-entry screening.

Original title: “Enhanced Entry Airport Screening for Ebola to End for Travelers from Sierra Leone to the United States - Media Statement”

On November 10, 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will modify enhanced Ebola port-of-entry screening for travelers from Sierra Leone.

Original title: “Modifications to Enhanced Entry Airport Screening for Travelers from Sierra Leone to the United States - Media Statement”