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    • Sounding the alarm about the threat of antibiotic resistanceCdc-pdf
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    Responding to outbreaks:

    • Michigan — CDC responded to an outbreak of Clostridium difficile (called C. difficile) infectionsCdc-pdf
    • Colorado — Outbreak of the deadly superbug CRECdc-pdf
    • US (multistate) — Human rabies transmitted during organ transplantationCdc-pdf
    • US (multistate) — Listeria infections associated with contaminated cheeseCdc-pdf
    • Uganda — Ebola hemorrhagic fever infectionCdc-pdf

    Responding to global outbreaks:

    • Puerto Rico, multiple countries worldwide — One of the largest ever outbreaks of dengue virus infectionsCdc-pdf
    • US and MexicoCdc-pdf

    What’s ahead for NCEZID in 2014:

    • Advanced Molecular Detection (AMD)Cdc-pdf

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