Outbreaks and Diseases

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B-roll videos related to disease and outbreaks that CDC manages on a daily basis.

Illustration of the COVID-19 virus with black background

CDC COVID-19 3D Animation - Black

Illustration of the COVID-19 virus with black background
CDC COVID-19 3D Animation on a black background.

Ebola: CDC Safety Training Course for healthcare workers going to West Africa

CDC worker in hazmet suit
CDC trains U.S. healthcare workers deploying to work in an Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) in West Africa. Training session topics include appropriate personal protective equipment and environmental safety to prepare clinicians to work safely and efficiently.

Ebola: A CDC Disease Detective Gets Ready to Go to West Africa

CDC worker preparing to travel to Africa
A CDC disease detective picks up her assigned gear in preparation for deployment to West Africa to fight the Ebola outbreak, packing a suitcase for deployment, packing maps of West Africa to aid in contact tracing, studying maps of West Africa, receiving protective gear to take to West Africa.

Socially Distanced Flu Vaccination Clinic – October 2020

Socially Distanced Flu Vaccination Clinic – October 2020
October 2, 2020 - This b-roll depicts people at an employee vaccine clinic getting their seasonal flu vaccine while practicing social distancing and other guidelines to slow the spread of COVID-19. The footage shows people wearing masks, while waiting in line, six feet apart, to check-in for their appointment using a QR code on their smart phone. One person is prepped and then receives their flu vaccine given by a health care provider.

Seasonal Flu Video

Flu immunization
As a WHO Collaborating Center, and the U.S. National Influenza Center, CDC routinely receives flu viruses from laboratories in the U.S. and around the world. CDC tests these viruses using a variety of techniques to see how similar they are to the viruses used in the current seasonal influenza vaccine. When changes are detected that may negatively affect how well the current vaccine protects against a virus, CDC will develop a new ‘candidate vaccine virus’ that can be used to make vaccine that protects against the changed flu virus.

Seasonal Flu Clinic/ Flu-like Illness

Woman blowing her nose
Patients who are exhibiting influenza-like illness come into clinic, a nurse examines a patient, and a sick boy has his temperature taken.

Flu Vaccinations

Woman getting a flu vaccination
Employees are receiving an influenza vaccination.

CDC Trioplex PCR Test Kit b-roll

Scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assembling CDC Trioplex Real-time RT-PCR
The video shows scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assembling CDC Trioplex Real-time RT-PCR Assay kits for shipment to qualified public health labs in the Laboratory Response Network and abroad. The CDC Trioplex Real-time RT-PCR Assay is a diagnostic tool for Zika virus. It is a 3-in-1 test, that allows doctors to tell if an individual is currently infected with chikungunya, dengue, or Zika viruses by using a single sample. This eliminates the need to perform three separate tests to determine which infection a patient might have.

Zika Prevention Kits for Pregnant Women

Zika Prevention kit
CDC and the CDC Foundation are partnering to create Zika prevention kits (ZPKs). The purpose of a ZPK is to provide information and tools to support pregnant women and help them reduce their risk of Zika infection; the ZPK provides pregnant women with an initial supply of prevention tools including repellent, and products that kill mosquito larvae.