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- Cucumbers – Salmonella Saintpaul
First announced April 2013 - Live Poultry – Human Salmonella Infections
First announced April 2013 - Frozen Food Products – E. coli O121
First announced March 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
CDC Fact of the Week
Week of May 20, 2013
CDC played a pivotal role identifying cases of anthrax
In 2001, CDC played a pivotal role identifying cases of anthrax, tracking exposures, and developing a response to treat the 32,000 individuals who were, or may have been, exposed. The anthrax bioterrorism attack of 2001 resulted in 5 deaths, 22 illnesses and economic costs exceeding $1 billion. The projected economic costs of a city-wide release of a bioterrorist agent like anthrax would reach beyond $1.8 trillion, resulting in illnesses and deaths, antibiotic treatment, decontamination and work disruption.
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