NCEZID Accomplishments 2015

US Outbreaks:

• Responding to a deadly outbreak of botulism in Ohio
• Children infected with E. coli after visiting a festival in Washington State
• What’s in the sushi?
• One outbreak, two viruses
• Widespread Salmonella infections linked to cucumbers
• Tracing an outbreak to contaminated medical instruments

Global Outbreaks:

• Cholera in East Africa
• Monkeypox in the Republic of Congo
• Botulism in Ethiopia

Food:

• Impressive numbers in Listeria project’s 2nd year
• New tools give better access to foodborne disease data

Bugs:

• An unexplained spike in an old disease
• Rabbit fever on the rise

Fungal Infections:

• Seizing an opportunity to reduce HIV mortality

Ebola:

• NCEZID and the Ebola response: Closing in on zero
• NCEZID working in the Ebola response: Bo Lab, Sierra Leone

Antibiotic Resistance:

• New allies join the fight against antibiotic resistance
• Healthcare-associated Infections

Healthy travel:

• Safe—and healthy—travels

Dangerous Pathogens:

• Keeping rabies on our radar
• An improved test for poxviruses

Discoveries:

• Unraveling, discovering, linking

What’s ahead for NCEZID:

• The next 5 years