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To improve surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases, like measles, mumps, and rubella, CDC uses advanced molecular detection (AMD).

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A growing body of evidence demonstrates the health benefits of muscular strength training. Physical activity recommendations encourage all adults to participate regularly in muscle strengthening activities. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of meeting the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) muscular strengthening recommendations by middle-aged and older adults and the sociodemographic characteristics associated with meeting these recommendations, using data from the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).

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The video describes contact tracing, a method used by CDC and partners to identify new Ebola cases quickly and isolate patients as soon as they show symptoms, preventing spread to others. The video demonstrates how even one missed contact can keep Ebola spreading and that careful tracing of contacts and isolating new cases can stop the outbreak. 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/cdctv/EbolaContact/mpeg/EbolaContact.mp4

Martin I. Meltzer, PhD1.

Numbers of Ebola virus disease cases (hereafter referred to as Ebola) and daily number of beds in use in Liberia and Sierra Leone alone (Figure 1) and in Liberia and Sierra Leone combined (Figure 2) were estimated using the EbolaResponse modeling tool. The outcome of potential interventions on number of cases and beds in use in the two countries combined was simulated (Figure 3).