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Experts are alarmed about revised U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines advising that people who do not have symptoms of COVID-19 do not need to be tested

Changes to CDC COVID-19 Testing Guidelines Trigger Concern

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Guidelines changed this week and prompted concern among infectious disease professionals
Guidelines for doctors on how to prescribe two antimalarial drugs that some believe may treat the novel coronavirus are no longer available on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.

CDC Removes Prescribing Guidelines for Antimalarial Drugs

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Guidance statement is now shorter than the previous version and no longer provides dosage information
There were just over a dozen measles cases reported last week in the United States

Fewer New Measles Cases Reported Last Week in U.S.

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A smaller number of new cases was reported than has been typical this spring
The number of measles cases in the United States so far this year has reached 1

CDC: U.S. Measles Cases Reach 1,044

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Cases in 2019 now highest since 1992 and since the disease was declared eliminated in the U.S.
The United States is stepping up its response to a historic outbreak of Ebola in two African nations. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention activated its Emergency Operations Center Thursday to assist in the government's response to the second-largest outbreak of Ebola on record.

CDC Opens Emergency Operations Center for Congo Ebola Outbreak

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The virus has crossed the border from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Uganda
Five months into 2019

CDC: Reported Measles Cases Reach 971

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With continued outbreaks, CDC says U.S. risks losing measles elimination status
Greater nationwide awareness of the fungal infection Valley fever (coccidioidomycosis) is needed

CDC: Greater Awareness of Valley Fever Needed Nationally

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Delays in diagnosis, unnecessary antibiotics, prolonged illness common
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching a communication campaign featuring accounts of people recovering from opioid use disorder

CDC Launches Campaign to Fight Prescription Opioid Epidemic

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Rx Awareness campaign uses testimonials to educate the public, increase awareness about risks
Bacterial infections that have sickened 39 people in seven states have been linked to puppies sold through Petland

CDC: Human Campylobacter Linked to Pet Store Puppies

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Campylobacter can spread through contact with dog feces
The pace of flu activity continues to quicken across the United States

Pace of Influenza Activity Picking Up Across the United States

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Dominant strain right now is H3N2, CDC epidemiologist notes