NCEZID: Our Work, Our Stories 2011-2012
Improving Public Health Preparedness
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 improving public health preparedness.
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Overview of NCEZID's work in improving public health preparedness
Stories that spotlight specific topics in public health preparedness
Global migration and quarantine
- CDC quarantine officers defend against arriving health threats (quarantine stations) [page 83]
- Protecting travelers during the Japanese nuclear disaster (traveler's health) [page 85]
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 medical victory remains a medical mystery (anthrax) [page 34]
Waterborne diseases
Multiple areas / Other
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