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On January 23, 2015, this report was posted as an MMWR Early Release on the MMWR website (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr).

Curtis Croker, MPH1, Jan Soriano1, Rachel Civen, MD1,Robert A Larsen, MD2, Benjamin Schwartz, MD1 (Author affiliations at end of text).

This issue of MMWR incorporates changes to Table I (Provisional cases of selected infrequently reported notifiable diseases [<1,000 cases reported during the preceding year], United States) and Table II (Provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases [>1,000 cases reported during the preceding year] and selected low frequency diseases, United States). This year, the Table I and Table II modifications add conditions designated or proposed as nationally notifiable by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) and CDC (1–5). In addition, the presentation of viral hemorrhagic fevers data in Table I reflects recent enhancements made to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) to enable reporting jurisdictions to submit electronic case notifications for specific viral hemorrhagic fevers.

Hepatitis C can be a serious liver disease that often has no symptoms. Even if you try to eat right, exercise and have a healthy life, you could still have hepatitis C. People born from 1945-1965 are 5X more likely to have this disease. That’s why the CDC recommends everyone born between these years get tested for hepatitis C. Early detection and treatment can save lives. Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/CommentPolicy.html This video can also be viewed at http://www.cdc.gov/knowmorehepatitis/media/videos/HiddenDisease-60secPSA-LowRes.mp4

This month's Vital Signs (www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/) reports that motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for children in the US. Buckling up is the best way to save lives and reduce injuries. Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/CommentPolicy.html This video can also be viewed at http://streaming.cdc.gov/vod.php?id=b28af940915d89aa67d021419673dbea20140203140543296