Among a convenience sample of immunosuppressed residents in the Hurricane Harvey-affected area of Houston, Texas, 49% of residents engaged in cleanup activities in water-damaged and mold-contaminated homes.
A geolocation-based online human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing promotion campaign from China's largest social media platform was effective in promoting HIV testing among men who have sex with men.
During 2016-2017, adults aged 18-64 years with type 1 diabetes were more likely to have ever had diabetic retinopathy than adults with type 2 diabetes.
From October 2016 to March 2018, both the number of persons tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the number who received a diagnosis of HIV infection using index testing increased in 20 CDC-supported countries.
In October 2018, an ethnic Karen man from Burma was evaluated at a Minnesota emergency department with suspected possible cholinergic mushroom toxicosis.
Approximately 3.22 million U.S. persons are affected by vision impairment, which can be associated with social isolation, disability, and decreased quality of life
Countries with endemic polio have revised emergency action plans to innovate and intensify strategies to reach and vaccinate every child in underimmunized populations.
In the report "Preliminary Incidence and Trends of Infections with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 2015-2018," Figure 1, updated values are provided.
Analysis of 2015-2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data determined that 18% of adults who reported vision impairment also reported subjective cognitive decline-related functional limitations.
Verona integron-encoded metallo-β-lactamase-producing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other carbapenemase-producing organisms represent an emerging U.S. public health threat.
During 2016-2017, the percentage of adults aged ≥18 years who experienced a lot of pain on some days in the last 3 months increased with increasing family income.
On December 31, 2018, Clark County Public Health in Washington was notified of a suspected case of measles in an unvaccinated child who had recently arrived from Ukraine.
On October 1, 2018, the Rockland County Department of Health alerted the New York State Department of Health of an unvaccinated teen traveler with diagnosed measles.
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month, and May 19 is Hepatitis Testing Day. Many people with hepatitis B and hepatitis C remain unaware of their infection until serious complications occur.
Addressing social determinants of health and applying tailored strategies to reduce human immunodeficiency virus incidence in black women and their partners are key elements to achieving health equity.
The percentage of persons of all ages who delayed seeking medical care in the past 12 months because of worry about the cost decreased from 8.2% in 2012 to 6.3% in 2017.
Following systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients carefully defined in a population-based registry, standardized mortality ratios were two to four times higher in persons with SLE than in the general population.
During 2017-2018, a resurgence of measles occurred in the European Region, with large-scale outbreaks in Ukraine, Serbia, and some countries that had achieved elimination.
From 2016 to 2017, death rates involving cocaine and psychostimulants increased across age groups, racial/ethnic groups, county urbanization levels, and multiple states.
In October 2018, the Vermont Department of Health notified CDC of an outbreak of diarrhea caused by Shigella sonnei in a retirement community in Chittenden County.
In 2017, among adults with arthritis, age-standardized, state-specific prevalence of both severe joint pain and physical inactivity were highest in southeastern states.
Sampling of poultry shipment boxes upon arrival at agricultural feed stores in the spring can provide an early indicator of Salmonella species present in hatchery-sourced live poultry.
Among employed adults aged ≥18 years, women (43.5%) were more likely than men (37.0%) to have missed at least one day of work because of illness or injury.
Analysis of 2015-2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data found that 11.5% of pregnant women reported current drinking, and 3.9% reported binge drinking during the past 30 days.
In 2017, compared with adults currently working, the percentage of adults who reported feeling worried, nervous, or anxious daily or weekly was higher among those looking for work.
Investigation identified an outbreak of at least 12 hepatitis C virus infections in patients who had received opioid injections from a nurse who admitted to diverting injectable narcotic drugs.
During September 14-October 1, 2018, the Minnesota Department of Health was notified of six children hospitalized with symptoms consistent with acute flaccid myelitis.