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• CDC Updates Dog Importation Regulation; New Rules will Start August 1, 2024 May 8, 2024
  CDC is updating its dog importation regulation to protect the health and safety of people and animals by making sure any dog arriving in the United States is healthy and doesn’t present a risk to our communities.
• Readout of CDC Call with State Public Health Partners Regarding Avian Influenza and Farmworker Protection May 6, 2024
  Today, CDC Principal Deputy Director Nirav D. Shah met with state health officials, public health emergency preparedness directors, state epidemiologists, and state public health veterinarians, and leadership from public health partner organizations to discuss farmworker protection and personal protective equipment (PPE) for avian influenza.
• CDC warns of <em>E. coli</em> outbreak linked to organic walnuts sold in bulk April 30, 2024
  CDC warns of E. coli outbreak linked to Gibson Farms, Inc. organic walnut halves and pieces.
• CDC Announces Important Advances in Protecting Americans from Heat April 22, 2024
  Today, CDC, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS), launched a new Heat and Health Initiative to protect Americans from heat exposure.
• CDC warns of <em>Salmonella</em> Infections linked to Contaminated Basil sold at Trader Joe’s April 18, 2024
  CDC warns of Salmonella infections linked to contaminated basil sold at Trader Joe’s
• CDC’s Disease Detectives Share Findings from the Forefront of Public Health April 18, 2024
  The CDC will hold its annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference from April 23–26, 2024, in Atlanta, GA. The EIS Conference is the nation’s flagship applied epidemiology conference where EIS officers share their work on leading-edge investigations, scientific findings, and forward-thinking strategies to inform improvements in public health.
• New U.S Global Health Security Strategy Advances Commitment to Protect Americans and People Around the World from Emerging Health Threats April 16, 2024
  Advancing the Administration’s commitment to protect the American people from the next pandemic, the White House today released The United States Government Global Health Security Strategy (GHSS) 2024, which acknowledges that the United States and the international community can only achieve global, sustainable health security by working with all countries.
• CDC Investigating Harmful Reactions to Counterfeit Botox April 15, 2024
  A CDC investigation notice has been posted regarding harmful reactions in people who received counterfeit or otherwise mishandled botox: https://www.cdc.gov/botulism/outbreaks/harmful-reactions-botox-injections.html
• CDC Data Modernization Efforts Accelerate Nation’s Ability to Detect and Rapidly Respond to Health Threats April 11, 2024
  Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched its updated Public Health Data Strategy for 2024-2025 and a companion 2023 Lookback Report.
• CDC Data Modernization Efforts Accelerate Nation’s Ability to Detect and Rapidly Respond to Health Threats April 11, 2024
  Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched its updated Public Health Data Strategy for 2024-2025 and a companion 2023 Lookback Report.