Candidemia is a healthcare-associated bloodstream infection caused by Candida yeasts, with one in four cases resulting in death during hospitalization.
Facilities continuing to work with polioviruses after global eradication must minimize the risk for reintroduction into communities by adopting effective biorisk management practices.
From 2007 to 2018, the percentage of children aged 0-17 years with a food or digestive allergy in the past 12 months increased from 4.0% in 2007 to 6.5% in 2018.
In May 2017, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services was notified of a case of pulmonary tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis in a man aged 77 years.
From 1999 to 2005, the overall age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths involving heroin in the United States remained stable at approximately 0.7 deaths per 100,000 population.
Because of difficulties caused by Hurricane Irma, three patients in Palm Beach County, Florida experienced modifications to their rabies vaccination schedules.
During July and August 2019, five patients were identified at two hospitals in North Carolina with acute lung injury potentially associated with e-cigarette use.
As of August 27, 2019, 215 possible cases of severe pulmonary disease associated with the use of electronic cigarette products have been reported by twenty-five states.
Every September is observed as National Preparedness Month, a public service reminder of the importance of personal and community preparedness for all events.
This report analyzes drinking water-associated hepatitis A outbreaks reported to the Waterborne Disease and Outbreak Surveillance System during 1971-2017.
In 2017, in the United States, the average age at death among males was highest for non-Hispanic whites, followed by non-Hispanic Asians or Pacific Islanders, Hispanics, and non-Hispanic blacks.
On January 7, 2019, three patients arrived at the Community Regional Medical Center emergency department in Fresno, California, after snorting white powder they thought was cocaine.
West Nile virus is the leading cause of domestically acquired arboviral disease in the continental United States. Approximately 93% of arboviral disease cases occurred during April-September in 2018.
The number of naloxone prescriptions dispensed from retail pharmacies increased substantially from 2012 to 2018, including a 106% increase from 2017 to 2018 alone.