News Articles for "Centers For Disease Control And Prevention"
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Hepatitis A outbreak linked to Ore. berry farm
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A linked to a frozen organic berry mix sold by an Oregon company. The FDA and t...
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Deaths from West Nile virus hit record last year
U.S. health officials say last year was the worst ever for West Nile virus deaths. The final tally reported Monday was 286 deaths — or two more than the...
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Search Results for "Centers For Disease Control And Prevention"
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | July 1, 1946 |
| Preceding agencies | Office of National Defense Malaria Control Activities (1942) Office of Malaria Control in War Areas (1942–1946) Communicable Disease Center (1946–1967) National Communicable Disease Center (1967–1970) Center for Disease Control (1970–1980) Centers for Disease Control (1980–1992) |
| Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
| Headquarters | Druid Hills, Georgia |
| Employees | 15,000 |
| Annual budget | US$11.3 billion (2014 FY) |
| Agency executive | Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Parent Agency | United States Department of Health and Human Services |
