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The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations (propublica.org)
Leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered staff this week not to release their experts’ assessment that found the risk of catching measles is high in areas near outbreaks where vaccination rates are lagging, according to internal records reviewed by ProPublica.
CDC layoffs strike response ability during flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks (theconversation.com)
In just a few short weeks, the Trump administration has brought drastic changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health.
Trump administration yanks CDC flu vaccine campaign (npr.org)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is stopping a successful flu vaccination campaign that juxtaposed images of wild animals, such as a lion, with cute counterparts, like a kitten, as an analogy for how immunization can help tame the flu.
CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People (nytimes.com)
Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention but then abruptly vanished.
Flu cases in NYC reach 4-year high as CDC reports nationwide spike (nbcnewyork.com)
Flu cases in NYC reach 4-year high as CDC reports nationwide spike
CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 (archive.org)
An archive of all CDC datasets uploaded to https://data.cdc.gov/browse before January 28th, 2025. Excludes corrupt datasets and data not publicly accessible.
Splash pads are fountains of fecal material; CDC reports 10K illnesses (arstechnica.com)
Splash pads really are fountains of fecal material; CDC reports 10K illnesses
Four more health care workers ill after caring for bird flu case in Missouri (statnews.com)
An investigation into the still unexplained human H5N1 bird flu infection in Missouri has turned up four additional health care workers who developed mild respiratory illness symptoms after caring for the patient in hospital in August, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday.
CDC Confirms Human H5 Bird Flu Case in Missouri (cdc.gov)
Two dead in multistate listeria outbreak linked with sliced deli meat, CDC says (cnn.com)