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Immunity to Swine Flu May Be Broader Than Thought...probably because it's been decades since an H1N1 virus was the dominant flu strain. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that there were between 14 million and 34 million cases of H1N1 infection between April and... In this article: H1N1, New York University, La Jolla, and California |
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washingtonpost.com | October 24, 2009
Mexican resorts suffer from flu phobia, worldwide recession
...the price for it. During the height of the swine flu hysteria in late April and early May, both the U.S. State Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised against all nonessential travel to Mexico. Some companies...
In this article: FLU, Isla Mujeres, H1N1, Mexico, U.S. State Department, Phobia, Recession, Cancun, and Chilaquiles
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Florida-Times Union | October 29, 2009
CDC rejects race as swine flu factor
...the disease than other racial groups? That line of questioning was triggered in August when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study of the initial wave of outbreaks in Chicago. Among the observations was blacks and...
In this article: Boston, Asthma, Green Cove Springs, and Chicago
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Forbes.com Technology News | November 12, 2009
Desktop Bug Detector
...authorities there turned to the U.S. for help. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention pinpointed a genetic sequence unique to the new strain of flu and developed a test for it. But the outbreak highlighted a fundamental problem.
In this article: FLU, Pixo, Axel Scherer, California Institute of Technology, David Baltimore, Illumina, and Dell
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USATODAY.com | September 15, 2009
Track H1N1 flu cases across the USA
...in Mexico before arriving in the USA. In anticipation of the fall flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reset the swine flu numbers and now tracks cases on a regional level. Sources: Centers for Disease Control and...
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washingtonpost.com | September 05, 2009
Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park Schools Will Start Year On Swine Flu Defensive
...they don't want families to be overly worried. In recent weeks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its recommendations for how schools should deal with the flu. When the flu initially emerged from Mexico and...
In this article: FLU, Manassas, Manassas Park, Prince William County, and Prince William
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Miami Herald | October 02, 2009
Texans TE first in NFL with swine flu
...April. The report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention takes a comprehensive look at the first 36 deaths, and found some important differences in the pediatric death toll from swine flu as compared to seasonal flu: Mexico...
In this article: FLU, Anthony Hill, Houston Texans, NFL, Miami Dolphins, Sean Smith, Gary Kubiak, Jason Allen, and Asthma
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washingtonpost.com | August 03, 2009
U.S. Rethinking Use of School Closings to Combat Swine Flu
Following a pandemic plan that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published in early 2007, Obama on April 29 urged U.S. schools with confirmed or suspected flu cases to strongly consider closing for as much as two weeks.
In this article: H1N1, United States, White House, Asia, Harvard School of Public Health, and The Lancet
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L.A. Times - Latin America | November 08, 2009
Traveling in Mexico despite drug violence, H1N1 flu
...on the organization's website. The site: www.who.int/csr To get travel guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control: wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/content/novel-h1n1-flu.aspx Robert Reid, who has contributed to Lonely Planet's Mexico...
In this article: Mexico, FLU, U.S. State Department, U.S., Chihuahua, Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, and E mail
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Reuters | April 28, 2009
Testing for swine flu no easy feat, expert says
...and Prevention in Atlanta and a few other places. Mexico, for instance, ships samples to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta or Winnipeg in Canada for testing. While testing for seasonal flu is relatively simple,...
In this article: FLU, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, University of Warwick, World Health Organization, Canada, Mexico, and Winnipeg
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Description from Wikipedia:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (or CDC) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services based unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, adjacent to the campus of Emory University and northeast of downtown Atlanta. It works to protect public health and safety by providing information to enhance health decisions, and it promotes health through partnerships with state health departments and other organizations. The CDC focuses national attention on developing and applying disease prevention and control (especially infectious diseases), environmental health, occupational safety and health, health promotion, prevention and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
- Name:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Headquarters:
- near Atlanta, Georgia
- Founding Date:
- July 01, 1946
- Head:
- Richard E. Besser, MD
- No. of Employees:
- 15,000
- Parent Agency:
- United States Department of Health and Human Services
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