NCEZID Accomplishments 2015

US Outbreaks:

• Responding to a deadly outbreak of botulism in OhioCdc-pdf
• Children infected with E. coli after visiting a festival in Washington StateCdc-pdf
• What’s in the sushi?Cdc-pdf
• One outbreak, two virusesCdc-pdf
• Widespread Salmonella infections linked to cucumbersCdc-pdf
• Tracing an outbreak to contaminated medical instrumentsCdc-pdf

Global Outbreaks:

• Cholera in East AfricaCdc-pdf
• Monkeypox in the Republic of CongoCdc-pdf
• Botulism in EthiopiaCdc-pdf

Food:

• Impressive numbers in Listeria project’s 2nd yearCdc-pdf
• New tools give better access to foodborne disease dataCdc-pdf

Bugs:

• An unexplained spike in an old diseaseCdc-pdf
• Rabbit fever on the riseCdc-pdf

Fungal Infections:

• Seizing an opportunity to reduce HIV mortalityCdc-pdf

Ebola:

• NCEZID and the Ebola response: Closing in on zeroCdc-pdf
• NCEZID working in the Ebola response: Bo Lab, Sierra LeoneCdc-pdf

Antibiotic Resistance:

• New allies join the fight against antibiotic resistanceCdc-pdf
• Healthcare-associated InfectionsCdc-pdf

Healthy travel:

• Safe—and healthy—travelsCdc-pdf

Dangerous Pathogens:

• Keeping rabies on our radarCdc-pdf
• An improved test for poxvirusesCdc-pdf

Discoveries:

• Unraveling, discovering, linkingCdc-pdf

What’s ahead for NCEZID:

• The next 5 yearsCdc-pdf