NCEZID: Our Work, Our Stories 2011-2012
Highly Pathogenic Organisms
Infectious diseases can be found everywhere, and NCEZID is engaged in preventing, tracking, detecting, and responding to outbreaks of infectious diseases throughout the United States and the world. Selected information and NCEZID activities are highlighted in this report.
The links below reference sections of NCEZID: Our Work, Our Stories 2011-2012 with information about highly pathogenic organisms.
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Overview of NCEZID's work on highly pathogenic organisms
- Supporting the prevention of infectious disease by focusing on highly pathogenic organisms [page 78]
Stories that spotlight highly pathogenic organisms
- What is this? NCEZID's "path lab" helps find the answer (identifying previously unrecognized or highly lethal infectious agents) [page 27]
- A powerful network of laboratories to detect and respond to threats (Laboratory Response Network) [page 31]
- A medical victory remains a medical mystery (anthrax) [page 34]
- Sharing expertise to eliminate rabies abroad [page 37]
- Using disease prevention know-how to reduce deadly Ebola [page 42]
- Critical support directed at critical needs (Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases Cooperative Agreement [ELC]) needs [page 50]
- Less is more—new hope for a neglected disease (rabies) [page 53]
- Hungry, hungry hippos (anthrax) [page 54]
- Beware of disease—that can attack your dog! (leptospirosis) [page 79]
- Zebras can have more than stripes (rabies) [page 80]
- Bizarre bits (smallpox) [page 81]
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