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Feds recommend pausing vaccine for mosquito-borne disease chikungunya in people over 60
The FDA and CDC recommended a pause for Ixchiq, a chikungunya vaccine, following reports of adverse events in recipients 60 ...
CDC investigates Listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat foods in Nevada and California
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched an investigation into a Listeria outbreak following 10 ...
What Is Chikungunya? CDC Issues Disease Vaccine Notice to Older Travelers
The CDC began recommending Ixchiq last year for adults traveling to countries where chikungunya is common. The vaccine uses a ...
Avoid Chikungunya Vaccine If You're Over 60, Say US Health Officials; Here Are The Details
Chikungunya is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected female mosquitoes, particularly Aedes aegypti and Aedes ...
Trump administration has shut down CDC's infection control committee
Four members said they were informed of the termination Friday, but it had already taken effect in late March, according to a ...
What is listeria, what does it do, and how do people get it?
Listeria can survive and grow in refrigerated food. It can be killed by heating foods to “steaming hot,” or 165 degrees ...
Trump’s Budget Cuts Funding for Chronic Disease Prevention
Kennedy has warned of an epidemic of chronic disease, but the budget blueprint would close the C.D.C. center focused on ...
CDC disease detectives exempted from Trump hiring freeze, averting cut to program
Each year, the CDC usually hires a new class of Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, known as disease detectives.
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CDC finds lower RSV hospitalization rates for infants receiving prevention products
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention May 8 released an analysis that found declines in hospitalizations for infants infected with respiratory syncytial virus during the 2024-2025 RSV season.