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CDC sidelines itself as hantavirus cruise ship outbreak grabs global attention

(AP) – No quick dispatching of disease investigators. No news conference to inform the public. No timely health alerts to doctors. In the midst of a strange outbreak of hantavirus...

CDC releases advisory on Ebola outbreak

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday issued an advisory on the Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The agency said the ri...

Experts: Where is the CDC?

NEW YORK — No quick dispatching of disease investigators. No televised news conference to inform the public. No timely health alerts to doctors.

CDC sidelines itself as hantavirus cruise ship outbreak grabs global attention

Experts warn CDC’s muted role in a deadly cruise ship hantavirus outbreak signals waning U.S. readiness for global health threats.

Risk low of hantavirus spread, CDC officials say

WASHINGTON — Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday the risk of a member of the general public contracting hantavirus remains low despite seve...

Risk low of hantavirus spread, CDC officials say

WASHINGTON — Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday the risk of a member of the general public contracting hantavirus remains low despite seve...

CDC says 41 across U.S. being monitored for hantavirus 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced May 14 that 41 people across the U.S. are being monitored for symptoms of hantavirus following an outbreak on a cruise ship...

CDC seeks staff for Ebola screening as outbreak response expands

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked staff to volunteer for ‌urgent deployment to support Ebola screening at the country's entry points, according to anв...

CDC seeks staff for Ebola screening as outbreak response expands

(Reuters) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked staff to volunteer for urgent deployment to support Ebola screening at the country’s entry points, accordi...

Hantavirus risk to US public remains low, CDC says

The risk from hantavirus to the general public remains very low, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more than 100 staff members actively working on the out...

CDC’s Project Firstline Infection Control Micro-Learns: Whooping Cough

Healthcare workers are constantly on the go. But it’s important for them to have access to infection control training and information on issues like whooping cough. With this in mi...

Experts wonder ‘Where is the CDC?' as hantavirus outbreak unfolds

No quick dispatching of disease investigators. No televised news conference to inform the public. No timely health alerts to doctors. In the midst of a hantavirus outbreak that...

Risk low of hantavirus spread, CDC officials say

WASHINGTON — Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday the risk of a member of the general public contracting hantavirus remains low despite seve...

CDC sidelines itself as hantavirus cruise ship outbreak grabs global attention

Experts warn CDC’s muted role in a deadly cruise ship hantavirus outbreak signals waning U.S. readiness for global health threats.

Centers for Disease Control reports first locally acquired case of dengue fever

Risk low of hantavirus spread, CDC officials say

WASHINGTON — Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday the risk of a member of the general public contracting hantavirus remains low despite seve...

Americans exposed to Ebola outbreak in the Congo, CDC says. Here's how it spreads

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the risk to the American public remains low.

CDC says monitoring US travelers on cruise ship after hantavirus outbreak

The United States is closely monitoring the situation with U.S. travelers on board the luxury cruise ship that was hit by a hantavirus outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and...

Experts wonder 'Where is the CDC?' as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship

NEW YORK (AP) — No quick dispatching of disease investigators. No televised news conference to inform the public. No timely health alerts to doctors. In the midst of a hantavirus o...

CDC pauses testing for mpox

Facing staff shortages, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has, for now, halted testing for rabies and pox viruses such as mpox, the New York Times reported. Unti...

Former CDC official on agency's role in cruise ship hantavirus outbreak

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former CDC Chief Medical Officer Debra Houry about what role the CDC should play in helping Americans exposed to hantavirus.

CDC: Produce, Salmonella Drove Multistate Foodborne Enteric Disease Outbreaks in 2024

CDC has published a report summarizing the multistate enteric disease outbreaks it solved in 2024, of which 29 were foodborne, resulting in 1,533 illnesses, 519 hospitalizations, a...

Trump Names CDC Director Pick

FRIDAY, April 17, 2026 — After months of leadership changes, President Donald Trump has chosen a new candidate to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Th...

Experts wonder 'Where is the CDC?' as hantavirus outbreak unfolds on cruise ship

In the midst of a hantavirus outbreak, the CDC has been uncharacteristically missing in action, according to experts.