Border and Global Health
Infectious diseases can be found everywhere, and NCEZID is engaged in preventing, tracking, detecting, and responding to outbreaks of infectious disease throughout the United States and the world. The links below reference stories and updates about our work from 2011 to the present to reduce infections at our borders and around the globe.
For more information on this topic:
Bookmarked by page
Overview of NCEZID’s work on global migration and quarantine
- Safe—and healthy—travels [PDF – page 12] Work & Accomplishments 2015
- The next 5 years [PDF – page 15] Work & Accomplishments 2015
- Protecting health at the borders [PDF – page 9] Work & Accomplishments 2014
- A model for global health security [PDF – page 9] Work & Accomplishments 2014
- Supporting CDC’s infectious disease mission by extending our reach around the globe [PDF – page 35] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Supporting the prevention of infectious disease by focusing on global migration and quarantine [PDF – page 82] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
Stories that spotlight specific topics at the border and around the globe
Antibiotic resistance
- mcr-1 [PDF – page 6 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Looking for antimicrobial resistance in India [PDF – page 16 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Responding to outbreaks: US and Mexico [PDF – page 7] Work & Accomplishments 2013
- It takes a task force… (antimicrobial resistance) [PDF – page 67] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
Foodborne diseases
- mcr-1 [PDF – page 6 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Cross-border effort helps identify new listeriosis outbreak source [PDF – page 14 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Botulism in Ethiopia [PDF – page 4] Work & Accomplishments 2015
- Defeating diarrheal disease—a leading killer of adults and children in India (foodborne diarrheal disease) [PDF – page 39] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
Fungal diseases
- Candida auris [PDF – page 6 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- A new strategy to reduce deaths due to Cryptococcus [PDF – page 41] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
Global migration and quarantine
- Keeping travelers and athletes healthy and safe at the Olympics [PDF – page 3 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Monkeypox in the Republic of Congo [PDF – page 4] Work & Accomplishments 2015
- Improving refugee health [PDF – page 5] Work & Accomplishments 2013
- Paralysis in the desert—An unprecedented binational outbreak of Guillain-Barré syndrome (binational outbreak) [PDF – page 23] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Training trainers in Haiti to respond to cholera [PDF – page 38] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Improving health for Kenya’s refugees by building laboratory capacity [PDF – page 38] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- CDC quarantine officers defend against arriving health threats (quarantine stations) [PDF – page 83] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Using new media to warn travelers about an old disease (traveler’s health) [PDF – page 84] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Protecting travelers during the Japanese nuclear disaster (traveler’s health) [PDF – page 85] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
Deadly diseases
Anthrax
- Hungry, hungry hippos [PDF – page 54] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
Cholera
- Cholera in East Africa [PDF – page 4] Work & Accomplishments 2015
Ebola
- Post-Ebola infection control work in Africa [PDF – page 17 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Ebola [PDF – page 18 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Labs in the time of Ebola [PDF – page 2] Innovative Technologies 2015
- New vaccines to reduce an age-old scourge [PDF – page 4] Innovative Technologies 2015
- A faster, easier screening test for diagnosing yellow fever [PDF – page 6] Innovative Technologies 2015
- Taking the bite out of mosquito-borne viruses [PDF – page 8] Innovative Technologies 2015
- NCEZID and the Ebola response: Closing in on zero [PDF – page 8] Work & Accomplishments 2015
- NCEZID working in the Ebola response: Bo Lab, Sierra Leone [PDF – page 9] Work & Accomplishments 2015
- NCEZID in action: Responding to Ebola [PDF – page 6] Work & Accomplishments 2014
- Mary Joung Won Choi: Building infection control in Guinea from the ground up [PDF – page 6] Work & Accomplishments 2014
- Abbigail Tumpey: Training our nation’s healthcare workers to fight Ebola [PDF – page 7] Work & Accomplishments 2014
- Tiffany Walker: Keeping heroes safe in Sierra Leone [PDF – page 7] Work & Accomplishments 2014
- Responding to global outbreaks [PDF – page 6] Work & Accomplishments 2013
- Using disease prevention know-how to reduce deadly Ebola [PDF – page 42] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
Plague
- A rapid, inexpensive, point-of-care bedside diagnostic ‘dipstick’ test for plague [PDF – page 1] Innovative Technologies 2013
- The plague dipstick–bringing the laboratory to the bedside [PDF – page 25] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Bigger than a bread box–a win-win solution for curbing plague in Uganda [PDF – page 55] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
Poxviruses
- Monkeypox investigation uses new technology [PDF – page 3] Work & Accomplishments 2014
- Identifying a new poxvirus [PDF – page 6] Work & Accomplishments 2013
- A point-of-care assay to diagnose monkeypox and orthopoxviruses in Africa [PDF – page 7] Innovative Technologies 2013
Rabies
- Rabies [PDF – page 19 v] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Stopping the Spread of Rabies in Haiti: CDC Partnership Succeeds at Saving Lives
- Keeping rabies on our radar [PDF – page 13] Work & Accomplishments 2015
- A new diagnostic test for rabies that requires no specialized equipment or refrigeration, and allows a diagnosis to be made in less than 1 hour [PDF – page 2] Innovative Technologies 2013
- Sharing expertise to eliminate rabies abroad [PDF – page 37] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Less is more–new hope for a neglected disease [PDF – page 53] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Zebras can have more than stripes [PDF – page 80] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
Rift Valley Fever
- Responding to an outbreak of Rift Valley fever in Niger [PDF – page 17 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- A recombinant vaccine against Rift Valley fever virus for use in livestock [PDF – page 6] Innovative Technologies 2013
Vector-borne diseases
- Leading the response to the outbreak of Zika [PDF – page 2 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Detecting and tracking Zika [PDF – page 2 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Coordinating the emergency response [PDF – page 3 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Diagnosing Zika [PDF – page 3 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Controlling mosquitoes [PDF – page 3 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Connecting the dots [PDF – page 3 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Keeping travelers and athletes healthy and safe at the Olympics [PDF – page 3 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Supporting the response to a yellow fever outbreak in Angola and DRC [PDF – page 16 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Responding to global outbreaks [PDF – page 6] Work & Accomplishments 2013
- A dengue candidate vaccine that targets all four dengue viruses [PDF – page 4] Innovative Technologies 2013
- Fighting a real-life “contagion” in the Marshall Islands (dengue) [PDF – page 19] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- A dangerous new virus knocking at our door (chikungunya) [PDF – page 77] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
Waterborne infections and water safety
- Strengthening systems for recognizing and treating cholera in Cameroon [PDF – page 16 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Innovating solutions for sanitation in Kenya [PDF – page 4] Work & Accomplishments 2013
- Paralysis in the desert—An unprecedented binational outbreak of Guillain-Barré syndrome (binational outbreak) [PDF – page 23] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Training trainers in Haiti to respond to cholera [PDF – page 38] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Answering a call for help from Zambia (typhoid fever) [PDF – page 40] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- CDC’s “Water Lab” leads quest to find V. cholerae in Haiti [PDF – page 87] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Packaging prevention pays off (waterborne disease prevention package) [PDF – page 88] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Page last reviewed: August 31, 2017
- Page last updated: August 31, 2017
- Content source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)