Outbreak Response
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 responding to domestic and global outbreaks of infectious disease.
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Overview of NCEZID’s work in responding to outbreaks
- The next 5 years [PDF – page 15] Work & Accomplishments 2015
- Responding to Outbreaks, 2014 [PDF – page 2] Work & Accomplishments 2014
- Responding to Outbreaks, 2013 [PDF – page 1] Work & Accomplishments 2013
- Supporting CDC’s infectious disease mission by responding to outbreaks [PDF – page 13] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
Stories that spotlight specific responses to outbreaks
Foodborne diseases
- Advanced Molecular Detection [PDF – page 8 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- PulseNet [PDF – page 12 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- NARMS [PDF – page 12 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Foodborne outbreaks [PDF – page 13 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
- Responding to a deadly outbreak of botulism in Ohio [PDF – page 2] Work & Accomplishments 2015
- Children infected with E. coli after visiting a festival in Washington State [PDF – page 2] Work & Accomplishments 2015
- What’s in the sushi? [PDF – page 2] Work & Accomplishments 2015
- Widespread Salmonella infections linked to cucumbers [PDF – page 3] Work & Accomplishments 2015
- Botulism in Ethiopia [PDF – page 4] Work & Accomplishments 2015
- Multistate outbreak of Salmonella [PDF – page 2] Work & Accomplishments 2014
- Outbreak of botulism in Texas [PDF – page 3] Work & Accomplishments 2014
- Innovative sequencing quickly solves a Salmonella outbreak [PDF – page 10] Work & Accomplishments 2014>
- Responding to outbreaks: US, multistate [PDF – page 4] Work & Accomplishments 2013
- A rapid, inexpensive, point-of-care bedside diagnostic ‘dipstick’ test for plague [PDF – page 1] Innovative Technologies 2013
- Benjamin Silk, CDC disease detective (Listeria) [PDF – page 18] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- PulseNet at work—detecting hazardous hazelnuts (E. coli) [PDF – page 26] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Not just chopped liver–New York City’s “Team Salmonella” tracks down the source of an outbreak [PDF – page 45] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Tainted turkey—Tracking antimicrobial resistance in food (Salmonella) [PDF – page 66] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Using data to reduce E. coli contamination [PDF – page 70] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- The cantaloupe crisis (Listeria) [PDF – page 71] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Targeting Salmonella–A stubborn foodborne infection [PDF – page 72] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
Fungal diseases
- Candida auris [PDF – page 6 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Environmental mold infections in hospitals [PDF – page 2] Work & Accomplishments 2014
- Containing a deadly and unprecedented outbreak of fungal meningitis [PDF – page 3] Work & Accomplishments 2013
- New assay that rapidly detects fungal DNA in patients [PDF – page 5] Innovative Technologies 2013
- Tornado survivors battle deadly fungus in Joplin, Missouri (mucormycosis) [PDF – page 20] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- CDC responds to multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis and other infections [PDF – page 99] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
Global (see Border and Global Health)
Healthcare-associated infections
- Candida auris [PDF – page 6 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- New guidance about endoscopes [PDF – page 11 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Outbreaks related to healthcare [PDF – page 15 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Cardiac arrest during dialysis [PDF – page 15 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Tracing an outbreak to contaminated medical instruments [PDF – page 3] Work & Accomplishments 2015
- Environmental mold infections in hospitals [PDF – page 2] Work & Accomplishments 2014
- Contaminated equipment in hospitals [PDF – page 3] Work & Accomplishments 2014
- Investigating infections in a California NICU [PDF – page 3] Work & Accomplishments 2014
- Containing a deadly and unprecedented outbreak of fungal meningitis [PDF – page 3] Work & Accomplishments 2013
- Responding to outbreaks: Michigan [PDF – page 2] Work & Accomplishments 2013
- Responding to outbreaks: Colorado [PDF – page 3] Work & Accomplishments 2013
- Human rabies transmitted during organ transplantation [PDF – page 4] Work & Accomplishments 2013
- One & Only: Preventing injection errors in healthcare settings (injection safety) [PDF – page 22] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- A dangerous—and spreading—infection (carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae) [PDF – page 65] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
Highly pathogenic organisms (Deadly)
What is this? NCEZID’s “path lab” helps find the answer (identifying previously unrecognized or highly lethal infectious agents) [PDF – page 27] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
Anthrax
- 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
- 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
- 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
Leptosporiosis
- Beware of disease—that can attack your dog! (leptospirosis) [PDF – page 79] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
Plague
- Bigger than a bread box–a win-win solution for curbing plague in Uganda [PDF – page 53] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
Poxviruses
- Monkeypox in the Republic of Congo [PDF – page 4] Work & Accomplishments 2015
- 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
- Bizarre bits (smallpox) [PDF – page 81] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
Rabies
- Rabies [PDF – page 19 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Human rabies transmitted during organ transplantation [PDF – page 4] Work & Accomplishments 2013
- 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
- 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 to 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
- One outbreak, two viruses [PDF – page 3] Work & Accomplishments 2015
- Chikungunya knocking down the door [PDF – page 5] Work & Accomplishments 2014
- The newly discovered Bourbon virus [PDF – page 5] Work & Accomplishments 2014
- Q fever at a dairy [PDF – page 2] Work & Accomplishments 2014
- Tracing a new virus to ticks [PDF – page 5] Work & Accomplishments 2013
- Responding to global outbreaks [PDF – page 6] Work & Accomplishments 2013
- Fighting a real-life “contagion” in the Marshall Islands (dengue) [PDF – page 19] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Oh, give me a home where brown dog ticks don’t roam (Rocky Mountain spotted fever) [PDF – page 21] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- The summer of our discontent–ArboNET gives state vital information during outbreak of West Nile virus [PDF – page 48] 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 diseases
- Strengthening systems for recognizing and treating cholera in Cameroon [PDF – page 16 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Paralysis in the desert—An unprecedented binational outbreak of Guillain-Barré syndrome (binational outbreak) [PDF – page 23] 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
Zoonotic
- Outbreaks caused by contact with animals [PDF – page 15 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Responding to an outbreak of Rift Valley fever in Niger [PDF – page 17 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Ebola [PDF – page 18 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Rabies [PDF – page 19 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Hantavirus [PDF – page 19 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Cute but contaminated—a cautionary tale about small turtles (Salmonella in pet turtles) [PDF – page 56] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- A sample of zoonotic disease outbreaks caused by contact with animals [PDF – page 52] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
Multiple areas / Other
- Elizabethkingia [PDF – page 7 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Labs in the time of Ebola [PDF – page 2] 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
- A one-stop shop for diagnosis [PDF – page 14] Innovative Technologies 2015
- Far from the contagious crowd [PDF – page 16] Innovative Technologies 2015
- Decoding Listeria [PDF – page 18] Innovative Technologies 2015
- Protecting health at the borders [PDF – page 9] Work & Accomplishments 2014
- Responding to outbreaks: US and Mexico [PDF – page 7] Work & Accomplishments 2014
- Critical support directed at critical needs (Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases Cooperative Agreement [ELC]) needs [PDF – page 50] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Page last reviewed: October 11, 2016
- Page last updated: October 11, 2016
- Content source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)