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Latest News from CDC Health Alert Network
- Severe Vibrio vulnificus Infections in the United States Associated with Warming Coastal Waters - Health Alert Network (HAN) No. 497
- Important Updates on Locally Acquired Malaria Cases Identified in Florida, Texas, and Maryland - Health Alert Network (HAN) No. 496
- cWildfire Smoke Exposure Poses Threat to At-Risk Populations - Health Alert Network (HAN) No. 495
- Locally Acquired Malaria Cases Identified in the United States - Health Alert Network (HAN) No. 494
- Guidance on Measles during the Summer Travel Season - Health Alert Network (HAN) No. 493
- Important Updates on Outbreak of Fungal Meningitis in U.S. Patients Who Underwent Surgical Procedures under Epidural Anesthesia in Matamoros, Mexico - Health Alert Network (HAN) No. 492
- Outbreak of Suspected Fungal Meningitis in U.S. Patients who Underwent Surgical Procedures under Epidural Anesthesia in Matamoros, Mexico - Health Alert Network (HAN) No. 491
- Potential Risk for New Mpox Cases - Health Alert Network (HAN) No. 490
- Marburg Virus Disease Outbreaks in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania - Health Alert Network (HAN) No. 489
- Measles Exposure at a Large Gathering in Kentucky, February 2023 and Global Measles Outbreaks - Health Alert Network (HAN) No. 488
HHD publications on PubMed
- The Critical Role of Community-Based National HIV Behavioral Surveillance in the United States' Response to HIV
- Population-Based Analysis of Synergistic Effects of Functional Disability and Comorbidities on Retention in HIV Care Among People With HIV
- COVID-19 and MPXV: Twindemic Response and Dual Infections in Individuals in a US Metro
- The Paradox of Care: Burnout Among Healthcare Workers
- Predictors of perceived HIV stigma among people who inject drugs in the United States
- Tracing SARS-CoV-2 clusters across local scales using genomic data
- Analysis of Emergency Department Use in Houston During Power Outages After Hurricane Beryl to Inform Targeted Interventions
- Characterizing spatial epidemiology in a heterogeneous transmission landscape using the spatial transmission count statistic
- Sequencing-Based Detection of Measles in Wastewater: Texas, January 2025
- Long-acting Antiretroviral Agents in the Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS: A Review of Recent Advances in Sub-Saharan Africa
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