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The Unnecessary Measles Outbreak

photo of a child with measles
Outbreak Like a suspenseful science fiction flick, there is a looming epidemic threatening us. Although the outbreak is moving too slowly to make a good movie, it is spreading across the world, causing 158,000 deaths last year, and possibly more this year. And it’s a tragic epidemic, because it is entirely preventable.   The measles vacc [...]

CDC Office of Preparedness Announces ...

A photo of A child receiving an injection
The CDC and the Departments of State, Agriculture and Defense announced last week a $40 million expansion of an international partnership program. The program, which will add 10 countries to the existing pilot program with Vietnam and Uganda. Those programs enhanced the communications and information systems for outbreak response, strengthene [...]

Visualizing Infectious Disease

Screen Shot of the Council on Foreign Relations World Map of the Prevalence of Infectious Diseases
The Council on Foreign Relations has published an interactive map of the prevalence of the world’s preventable infectious diseases. The data are also downloadable for analysis. Preventable Infectious Diseases Focusing on one disease at at time allows the user to look at public health successes and setbacks. For example, looking at polio [...]

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