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Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was confirmed today in a traveler to the United States. This virus is relatively new to humans and was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012.

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was confirmed today in a traveler to the United States. This virus is relatively new to humans and was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012.

CDC and the Indiana State Department of Heath are conducting a joint investigation of the first case of MERS-CoV in the United States. MERS-CoV, a virus new to humans, was first reported in the Arabian Peninsula in 2012.

The ATSDR today released a report, "Health Consultation: Possible Health Implications from Exposure to Sulfur Gases Emitted from Chinese-Manufactured Drywall," describing the laboratory tests and modeling researchers used to estimate levels of sulfur

Transcript of the cdc Telebriefing for the release of "Potentially Preventable Deaths from the Five Leading Causes of Death - United States, 2008-2010" published in this week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today continued its 63rd Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference, which focuses on key health initiatives such as the growing epidemic of deaths from prescription drug overdose (PDO).

Each year, nearly 900,000 Americans die prematurely from the five leading causes of death - yet 20 percent to 40 percent of the deaths from each cause could be prevented, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Asthma, a chronic disease that affects the lungs, impacts more than 25 million people in the United States, including 1 in 11 children. It causes 3 in 5 people living with asthma to limit their physical activity or miss days at school and work.

Release of "Potentially Preventable Deaths from the Five Leading Causes of Death - United States, 2008-2010" published in this week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

This week's report on worldwide antibiotic resistance by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows the urgent need for a coordinated global response. The WHO report reinforces and extends globally CDC's call to action, Antibiotic Threats in the