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About the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine

Our objective was to study the comorbidity of asthma and obesity among foreign-born Asian Americans, by subgroups. Public data from the California Health Interview Survey, 2001–2011, were analyzed by using independent logistic regressions, yielding the association between asthma and obesity (Asian and standard cutoffs for body mass index [BMIs]) of 19,841 Asian American immigrant respondents. Chinese, Filipino, South Asian, and Japanese immigrants had a positive association between lifetime asthma and obesity, whereas among Korean immigrants, a positive association was found between lifetime asthma and overweight status (standard BMI cutoffs). Routine screening for this comorbidity is warranted among immigrant Asian Americans.

2010 Accomplishments, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine

Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Health - Gateway to Health Communication - CDC

People who are traveling to a foreign country to visit friends or relatives (VFR travelers) are at a higher risk for some diseases. If you are a VFR traveler, consider your risk and plan appropriately.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) office in Ethiopia was established in 2001 and works closely with the Ministry of Health and other partners to maintain strong programs in training, treatment, counseling and testing, and laboratory capacity building.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been collaborating with the International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (ICDDRB) over the last 40 years – most recently to strengthen the country’s capacity to detect emerging infectious diseases and to evaluate new vaccines and other interventions. A strong collaboration between CDC and the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) within the Bangladesh Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has further strengthened the country’s ability to detect and respond to disease threats. Since 2002, a CDC medical epidemiologist has led the Program on Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Sciences at ICDDRB.

Robert Trimble, MD1, Jane Atkins, MD2, Troy C. Quigg, DO3, Cara C. Burns, PhD4, Gregory S.