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What You Need to Know About Pets & COVID-19

Golden retriever laying on ground next to cat

Post updated: Dec. 14, 2020 May 3 to 9, 2020, is National Pet Week. With the recent news of tigers, lions, and pet cats and dogs in the US testing positive for the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), you may be wondering about the risks to your pets. We’re still learning about this Read More >

May 4, 2020 by Casey Barton Behravesh, MS, DVM, DrPH, DACVPM, Director, One Health Office, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases13 Comments

General, preparedness, response, Zoonotic Disease

animals, cat, coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19, dog, national pet week, personal health, pets, public health, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program, veterinarian

Viral Lessons: What Paralysis Taught Me About Preparedness and Response

An enlarged view of a female Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito

Sometime in mid-August of 2010, I was bitten by a mosquito here in Decatur, Georgia. Normally, that’s not something worth mentioning, but in this instance the mosquito that bit me was carrying a virus, and that bite changed my life. The mosquito that bit me was carrying West Nile virus (WNV). Within a few days Read More >

October 21, 2019 by Devin Lenz4 Comments

General, prevention, Vectorborne, Zoonotic Disease

#prepyourhealth, Center for Preparedness and Response (CPR), fight the bite, mental health, mosquitoes, paralysis, personal health, protect yourself, public health, public health matters, west nile virus

Battling Biting Mosquitoes and Jumping Genes in 2016

Last year, an expert from the CDC National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases (NCEZID) found himself in an unlikely position: guest starring on a popular Navajo language radio program to field questions about hantavirus infection. Hantavirus is caused by contact with mouse droppings and can sometimes be fatal. This is just one example of Read More >

April 17, 2017 by Blog Administrator1 Comment

Disease Outbreak, General, preparedness, response, Vectorborne, Zoonotic Disease

public health, Zika

When Preparation Meets Opportunity: Cameroon Gets a Jump on Outbreak Response

Buea-Regional-Hospital-at-the-foot-of-Mt-Cameroon

When Dr. Aristide Abah stepped off the plane that brought him from Atlanta back to his home in Cameroon, there was no time to waste. An outbreak of H5N1 flu threatened the country, and it was up to Dr. Abah to lead the response. Fortunately, he was prepared. Read More >

September 6, 2016 by Blog AdministratorLeave a comment

Disease Outbreak, Flu, preparedness, Preparedness Month, response, Zoonotic Disease

Cameroon, emergency operations, flu, Global Health Security Agenda, H5N1, outbreak, prepare to respond, Public Health Emergency Management Fellowship

Rabies Scare Leads to Quick Public Health Action

By Jacquelyn Lickness When a hospital in South Carolina spotted bats flying through its facility, officials sprang into action launching an investigation to prevent a possible rabies outbreak. Because bats are commonly infected with the virus, any contact with the flying mammals is taken very seriously. The hospital quickly involved state public health officials, who then reached Read More >

March 13, 2014 by Blog Administrator1 Comment

Disease Investigation, Disease Outbreak, Vectorborne, Zoonotic Disease

bats, hospital, public health, rabies

l’heure du spectacle: Film-based monkeypox outreach in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Community leader talking to villagers before a screening of the educational monkeypox video

By Benjamin Monroe The glow of the dell projector was the only source of light for miles except the blanket of stars in the African sky. In a life without lights, the chance to watch a movie can be a really big deal. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise when an entire village shows Read More >

March 6, 2014 by Blog AdministratorLeave a comment

General, prevention, Zoonotic Disease

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