NCEZID Accomplishments 2013
Improving Public Health:
- Protecting public water systems and the public from Naegleria fowleri (brain-eating ameba) infectionsCdc-pdf
- Eliminating healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)Cdc-pdf
- Sounding the alarm about the threat of antibiotic resistanceCdc-pdf
- Containing a deadly and unprecedented outbreak of fungal meningitisCdc-pdf
- Revealing which foods cause foodborne illnessCdc-pdf
- Innovating solutions for sanitation in KenyaCdc-pdf
- Improving refugee healthCdc-pdf
- Tracing a new virus to ticksCdc-pdf
- Laying a new pipeline to rapidly identify infectious diseaseCdc-pdf
- Identifying a new poxvirusCdc-pdf
- Speeding up laboratory reportingCdc-pdf
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:
Page last reviewed: April 21, 2015