CDC Update on the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship in Japan

(Provided by CDC Tuesday, February 18, 2020)

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We commend the extraordinary efforts by the Government of Japan to institute quarantine measures onboard the Diamond Princess. While the quarantine potentially conferred a significant public...

CDC Confirms 15th Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus

(Provided by CDC Thursday, February 13, 2020)

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CDC today (Thursday, February 13, 2020) confirmed another infection with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the United States. The patient is among a group of people under a federal...

Flu Activity is High, Still Time To Get A Flu Shot

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DUPAGE COUNTY—With the latest influenza (flu) report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showing high levels of influenza-like illness in Illinois as well as 33 other states, the DuPage County Health De...

HOPE Taskforce Announces Grant Recipients

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DUPAGE COUNTY—The DuPage County Heroin/Opioid Prevention and Education (HOPE) Taskforce today announced the award of grants totaling $100,000 to expand its capabilities in the fight against the opioid crisis in the County.

Th...

CDC Confirms Person-to-Person Spread of Coronavirus in U.S.

(Provided by CDC: Thursday, January 30, 2020)

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today confirmed that the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has spread between two people in the United States, representing the first i...

CDC recommends travelers avoid all nonessential travel to China.

(Provided by CDC, January 28, 2020)

Novel Coronavirus in China:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Warning - Level 3, Avoid Nonessential Travel

Key Points

• CDC recommends that travelers avoid all nonessential travel to China.
• There is an ongoing o...

Outbreak of Lung Injury Associated with E-Cigarettes, Vaping

UPDATED by CDC on February 11, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. (EST)

Outbreak of Lung Injury Associated with the Use of E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Products

Overview

• CDC, FDA, and state health authorities have made progress in identifying the cause of EVALI.
• Emergency departme...