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CDC is working closely with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners to better understand the public health risk presented by a recently detected, novel coronavirus. This virus has been identified in two patients, both previously healthy adults who suffered severe respiratory illness (1,2). The first patient, a man aged 60 years from Saudi Arabia, was hospitalized in June 2012 and died; the second patient, a man aged 49 years from Qatar with onset of symptoms in September 2012 was transported to the United Kingdom for intensive care.

CDC-Kenya’s Refugee Health Program – part of the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine – primarily works with refugees under consideration for resettlement in the United States. The program collaborates with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other partners to improve the health of refugees. The program also works extensively with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to oversee the medical screening of U.S.-bound refugees to prevent the spread of communicable diseases.

October 14-20 is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Awareness Week. Find out about CDC’s latest research and read a personal story of one mother’s experience.

Most fungi are harmless, but some types can make you sick. Coccidioidomycosis, also called valley fever, is an illness caused by a fungus that is common in some parts of the United States. Here’s what you need to know about valley fever.

Discussions of health care reform have been a major part of American public discourse in nearly every decade since President Theodore Roosevelt’s 1912 platform for re-election included a proposal for universal health insurance. Historically and currently, the health care debate has emphasized the treatment of people once they become ill. This emphasis ignores the basic fact that maintaining the health of the population is essential to our economy, our national security, and our success as a nation.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination