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New Data Show Growing Complexity of Drug Overdose Deaths in America

Date
Friday, December 21, 2018 - 12:00 PM
Description
U.S. overdose death rates linked to synthetic opioids, likely from illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF), increased more than 45 percent from 2016 to 2017 while death rates from heroin and prescription opioids - still far too high - remained stable.

2018 in Review: CDC Looks Back at the Year's Most Pressing Health Threats

Date
Friday, December 21, 2018 - 7:55 AM
Description
From the opioid overdose epidemic to foodborne disease outbreaks and antimicrobial resistance to the Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), CDC worked around the clock - and around the globe - to protect Americans from health

Deadly Marburg Virus Found in Sierra Leone Bats

Date
Thursday, December 20, 2018 - 7:50 AM
Description
Scientists have discovered live Marburg virus in fruit bats in Sierra Leone - the first time the deadly virus has been found in West Africa.

CDC Earns Reaccreditation for Emergency Management

Date
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 - 12:25 PM
Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's emergency management program, which includes the emergency operations center, has been accredited again by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program for excellence in emergency management.