Disaster/Outbreak Preparedness
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention March 4 announced it sent agency experts to Texas to assist local officials in responding to the state’s measles outbreak.
A school-aged child in Texas is the first reported individual to die from measles amid an outbreak in the South Plains and Panhandle regions of the state, the Texas Department of State Health Services announced today. The child was not vaccinated against the disease and was hospitalized last week.…
The Central Nevada Health District yesterday announced the state's first case of H5N1 bird flu, a dairy farm worker who was exposed to infected cattle. The agency said the individual had conjunctivitis and no other symptoms. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the risk of bird flu…
There were 91 suspected or confirmed norovirus outbreaks during the week of Dec. 5, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, exceeding any other week in 2024 and the same week in previous years. The agency said norovirus outbreaks are most common from November to April…
The arrival of the holiday season and the coming New Year remind us of the swift passage of time. But they also demonstrate the timelessness of human kindness.
The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response is seeking public feedback on its Hospital Preparedness Program funding formula. The HPP is the primary source of federal funding for health care preparedness and response.
Reports of cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are currently five times higher compared to last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Oct. 25 announced additional reported cases of E. coli from individuals who ate at McDonald's prior to falling ill.
The Department of Health and Human Services Oct. 7 released a fact sheet on actions it is taking to help address the outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda.
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack Oct. 7 sent a letter to President Biden urging the Administration to take immediate actions to increase the supply of IV solutions for hospitals and other health care providers that are struggling with shortages following the closure of a Baxter manufacturing…