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First announced May 2013 - Tahini Sesame Paste – Salmonella Montevideo and Mbandaka
First announced May 2013 - Cucumbers – Salmonella Saintpaul
First announced April 2013 - Live Poultry – Human Salmonella Typhimurium
First announced April 2013 - Live Poultry – Human Salmonella Infantis, Lille, Newport, and Mbandaka
First announced April 2013 - Chicken – Salmonella Heidelberg
First announced February 2013 - Fungal Meningitis and Other Infections – Multistate outbreak
First announced October 2012 - Yosemite National Park – Hantavirus
First announced August 2012 - 2012 West Nile Virus
- Pertussis (Whooping Cough) in Washington
First announced April 2012 - Small Turtles – Human Salmonella Infections
First announced March 2012
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Week of June 17, 2013
CDC Fights Diabetes.
Workers with diabetes average two or more work days absent per year than workers without diabetes. Absenteeism costs are reduced by approximately $2.73 for every dollar spent on workplace wellness programs.
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