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CDC announced today the formation of an external laboratory safety workgroup of the Advisory Committee to the Director of CDC.

About 4 in 100,000 people live with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease in the United States, according to the first data summary released today by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Latest vaccination coverage estimates for adolescents show only small increase for HPV vaccine

CDC will host a media telebriefing to discuss the latest coverage rate estimates for vaccines recommended for adolescents in the United States.

Seven months after the mosquito-borne virus chikungunya was recognized in the Western Hemisphere, the first locally acquired case of the disease has surfaced in the continental United States. The case was reported today in Florida in a male who had

More than half of youth in the United States have access to parks or playground areas, recreation centers, boys' and girls' clubs, and walking paths or sidewalks in their neighborhoods, according to a new report, State Indicator Report on Physical

CDC hosted a media briefing to discuss the report that highlights actions being taken by the agency to prevent lab incidents, including the recent anthrax lab incident occurring in early June at the Roybal Campus location in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report today that reviews the early June incident that involved the unintentional exposure of personnel to potentially viable anthrax at the CDC's Roybal Campus.

CDC will host a media briefing to discuss the report that highlights actions being taken by the agency to prevent lab incidents, including the recent anthrax lab incident occurring in early June at the Roybal Campus location in Atlanta, Georgia.

The CDC Public Health Library and Information Center will be renamed the Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library. The official dedication program will include the opening of the Stephen B. Thacker Legacy Exhibit in the Library and the unveiling of a memorial