Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Chronology of Coverage

1. Oct. 21, 2014

   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issues new guidelines for protection of hospital workers caring for patients infected with Ebola, guidelines that might have prevented infection of two nurses had they been in place sooner. MORE

2. Oct. 18, 2014

   Pres Obama continues to insist that dangers to American public over possible Ebola exposure are overstated in news media, but White House officials say he is seething over how government has handled key elements of response; he reportedly places much of blame on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for shifting and wrong information and for inadequate training on proper protective procedures for doctors and nurses. MORE

3. Oct. 18, 2014

   Joe Nocera Op-Ed column holds that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's handling of Ebola epidemic had tarnished reputation of agency once thought highly competent; contends CDC's approach to serious disease was too hubristic, and that such mistakes place agency among others that have earned public distrust. MORE

4. Oct. 17, 2014

   President Obama raises possibility that he will appoint an 'Ebola czar' to manage government’s response to deadly virus as anxiety of American public grows; schools close in two states, and hospitals and airlines keep employees home from work as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues efforts to track people who had contact with Amber Joy Vinson, nurse infected with Ebola virus at Dallas hospital who then traveled on commercial airline flight to Cleveland. MORE

5. Oct. 17, 2014

   Pres Obama remains at White House to focus on government's response to Ebola outbreak; cancels second day of election-season travel as administration concentrates on what is already turning into political as well as public health crisis; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr Thomas R Frieden undergoes sharp questioning before House committee. MORE

6. Oct. 17, 2014

   Editorial contends Ebola cases in United States show US hospitals and public health officials have much to learn about protecting health care workers and public from possible infection; maintains mistakes by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are alarming; cautions against barring entry to people from Ebola-stricken countries, saying flight ban only makes it more likely disease would spread past porous African borders. MORE

7. Oct. 16, 2014

   Scrutiny of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital intensifies as officials seek to calm workers and patients after second nurse Amber Joy Vinson is confirmed to have Ebola virus; there has been no comprehensive investigation to date of the hospital's missteps, but Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Texas Dept of State Health Services are evaluating the hospital's performance. MORE

8. Oct. 16, 2014

   News that second nurse Amber Joy Vinson is infected with Ebola virus in Dallas and that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cleared her to fly raises questions about officials' ability to control disease; Vinson was on medical team that cared for Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan after he was admitted to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital; Vinson alerted CDC that she had a slight fever before boarding commercial flight in Cleveland. MORE

9. Oct. 16, 2014

   Infection control experts say many American hospitals have improperly trained their staffs to deal with Ebola patients because they were following federal guidelines that were too lax; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued stricter guidelines; photos and chart highlight changes from CDC and illustrate difficulties involved in removing protective gear safely. MORE

10. Oct. 16, 2014

    Dr Thomas R Frieden, director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and nation’s top public health official, has become face of Obama administration's flawed response to Ebola in United States; Frieden is likely to face withering questions about his record during a congressional hearing. MORE

11. Oct. 15, 2014

    Dr Thomas R Frieden, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, acknowledges for first time that quicker and more concerted action on agency's part might have kept Dallas nurse from contracting Ebola virus; says agency plans a more robust response to any future Ebola cases in American hospitals. MORE

12. Oct. 14, 2014

    Transmission of Ebola virus to Dallas nurse Nina Pham forces Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reconsider its approach to containing the disease; state and federal officials are re-examining whether equipment and procedures are adequate or too loosely followed, and whether more decontamination steps are necessary when health workers leave isolation units. MORE

13. Oct. 13, 2014

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say agency will take new steps to help hospital workers protect themselves, providing more training and urging hospitals to practice dealing with potential Ebola patients. MORE

14. Oct. 8, 2014

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scrambles to address concerns from health workers nationwide as anxiety mounts over Ebola virus; agency has scheduled two nationwide conference calls, but has so far not changed its recommendations on protective gear. MORE

15. Oct. 8, 2014

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials promise additional measures to screen airline passengers arriving in United States for Ebola virus; remain opposed to draconian travel restrictions such as outright bans, saying that they would cause more problems than they would solve. MORE

16. Oct. 7, 2014

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms that New Jersey boy Eli Waller was infected with enterovirus 68, which resulted in his death; first reported fatality definitively caused by the virus has stirred fears among parents, despite the reassurances of public health and education officials; anxiety, in part, stems from fact that symptoms associated with the virus resemble those of a common cold. MORE

17. Oct. 5, 2014

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it has assessed more than 100 possible Ebola cases, but only confirmed case is in Dallas, where condition of the man, Thomas E Duncan, has been changed from serious to critical. MORE

18. Oct. 2, 2014

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces that at least four people carrying the enterovirus 68 virus have died, but is is unclear to what extent the virus contributed to their deaths; enterovirus 68 has sickened people in more than 40 states. MORE

19. Oct. 1, 2014

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that man who took commercial flight from Liberia that landed in Dallas on September 20 has been found to have Ebola virus; man, whose identity is not released, is first traveler to have brought virus to United States on a passenger plane and first person in whom Ebola has been diagnosed outside of Africa in current outbreak. MORE

20. Oct. 1, 2014

    Federal health officials are asking nation’s physicians to report all cases of children with limb weakness to determine whether there is a link to enterovirus 68, which is sickening thousands. MORE

21. Sep. 28, 2014

    Centers for Disease Control urges tourists to avoid areas of West Africa where Ebola virus has spread. MORE

22. Sep. 25, 2014

    Many Ebola victims are dying at home because of severe shortage of treatment centers in Monrovia, Liberia, infecting family members, neighbors and others in a ballooning circle of contagion; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that Liberia and Sierra Leone, two West African nations hardest hit by the outbreak, could face 1.4 million infections by Jan 20, more than 10 percent of their combined populations of about 10.3 million. MORE

23. Sep. 24, 2014

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention release set of ominous projections about Ebola epidemic in West Africa, giving worst- and best-case estimates for Liberia and Sierra Leone; report finds that in the worst-case scenario, two countries could have total of 1.4 million cases by January, outcome that could be almost fully averted with a robust containment effort. MORE

24. Sep. 3, 2014

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises American colleges and universities, and any students or staff arriving from nations hit by Ebola virus, to take extended precautions against spreading disease; maximum incubation period for virus before symptoms appear is 21 days. MORE

25. Aug. 26, 2014

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 263,000 middle school and high school students in the United States have tried e-cigarettes but not traditional cigarettes in 2013, about 60 percent increase from 2012. MORE

26. Aug. 20, 2014

    Dr Joanne Liu, president of Doctors Without Borders, urges health agencies like the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control to step up their efforts to combat Ebola outbreak in Africa, saying they have not yet grasped the magnitude of the disaster; organization is treating more patients in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone than any other entity. MORE

27. Jul. 25, 2014

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says operations can resume at Atlanta tuberculosis laboratory that was shut following accidents involving dangerous pathogens at two other laboratories; says moratorium was lifted because lab passed inspections and because its work is crucial to treating drug-resistant tuberculosis cases. MORE

28. Jul. 25, 2014

    Andrew Adam Newman Advertising column observers that new anti-smoking campaign from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention uses the threat of chronic and disfiguring disease, rather than death, to deliver its message. MORE

29. Jul. 24, 2014

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces that Michael Farrell, who had led Bioterror Rapid Response and Advanced Technology Laboratory since 2009, has voluntarily resigned; lab's management has been under scrutiny after careless procedures may have exposed dozens of workers to live anthrax. MORE

30. Jul. 21, 2014

    Gary J. Gates, a demographer, discusses the challenges in obtaining reliable survey information about lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders. MORE

31. Jul. 17, 2014

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr Thomas Frieden, testifying at House subcommittee hearing, admits that recent laboratory accidents involving flu viruses and anthrax were not isolated mistakes, but rather part of series of lapses illuminating broader problem of unsafe practices at agency. MORE

32. Jul. 16, 2014

    Editorial cites alarming safety breaches at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention laboratories in urging that careless handling of the most dangerous pathogens be prevented at both governmental and private labs; calls for an independent federal monitoring agency to oversee dangerous research, and sharp reduction in the number of labs that work with lethal pathogens. MORE

33. Jul. 14, 2014

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, revealing results of an internal investigation into series of major lapses, admits to dangerously lax oversight culture; revelations about mishandling of anthrax and the H5N1 virus have lead to crisis of faith in the agency, prompting calls for an independent body to investigate future episodes, as well as sweeping changes at the center and its sprawling web of research labs. MORE

34. Jul. 12, 2014

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention temporarily closes its flu and anthrax laboratories in Atlanta and halts shipments of all infectious agents following back-to-back lab accidents; discloses details of latest incident, in which sample was accidentally contaminated with deadly H5N1 bird flu strain, as well as the discovery of live smallpox samples at National Institutes of Health laboratory. MORE

35. Jun. 30, 2014

    Op-Ed article by Prof Marc Lipsitch cautions that exposure of 75 workers at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to anthrax poses relatively small worry, and that laboratories around world contain far worse pathogens; holds if any such pathogens like virulent influenza strains were to escape lab confines, they would prove very difficult to control; urges researchers to stop cultivating such pathogens and to shift research dollars to safer flu studies. MORE

36. Jun. 27, 2014

    Editorial argues that accident at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention laboratory highlights fact that even the best facilities can make deadly mistakes when working with pathogens; notes slip-up may have exposed 80 people to anthrax spores; says incident is stark warning that similar mistake could have potentially catastrophic consequences in laboratories working with pathogens that could spread more easily. MORE

37. Jun. 20, 2014

    As many as 75 scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may have been exposed to live anthrax bacteria after receiving potentially infectious samples at laboratories unequipped to handle dangerous pathogens. MORE

38. Jun. 14, 2014

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issue warning to consumers who eat chia powder; twenty-one people in 12 states have been sickened with salmonella linked to powder, which is made from ground chia seeds and often added to smoothies and other foods for health benefits. MORE

39. May. 30, 2014

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says as of May 23, there were 288 confirmed cases of measles so far in 2014, 85 percent of which were in people not vaccinated because of religious, philosophical or personal objections; amount is 20-year high. MORE

40. May. 29, 2014

    Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reverse an earlier announcement, and say that an Illinois man who met with an Indiana man who later fell ill with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, did not pick up the virus from him; the patient from Illinois was mistakenly diagnosed, and it is now confirmed that he never had MERS. MORE

41. May. 17, 2014

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data reveals that more than 10,000 American toddlers 2 or 3 years old are being medicated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder outside established pediatric guidelines; report is among the first efforts to gauge the diagnosis of ADHD in children below age 4. MORE

42. Mar. 15, 2014

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issues report confirming first case of lesbian transmission of HIV; say event is exceedingly rare but nonetheless advises lesbian couples in which one partner is infected to take precautions. MORE

43. Mar. 5, 2014

    Jim Dwyer About New York column discusses quest of New Yorkers' Ciaran and Orlaith Staunton of Queens, whose son Rory died in 2012 from untreated sepsis, to get Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to list illness on their website index; CDC is going to create a web page on sepsis, and consult with research centers and with New York State's Health Department. MORE

44. Nov. 28, 2013

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention release study published in journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report documenting sharp increase in unprotected sex among gay American men; same development has been found among gay men in Canada, Britain, the Netherlands, France and Australia, heightening concerns among public health officials worldwide that trend will make AIDS epidemic harder to fight. MORE

45. Nov. 28, 2013

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention release figures showing that abortions in United States have continued to decline, but not quite as steeply as in the past. MORE

46. Nov. 23, 2013

    Editorial welcomes emergency importation of vaccine that has been approved in Europe to quell outbreak of bacterial meningitis at Princeton University; notes this is good example of how Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration can work together to reach sensible solutions. MORE

47. Nov. 11, 2013

    Safety measures by the makers of children’s cough and cold medicines have decreased emergency visits by toddlers with suspected medical problems after using these drugs, government researchers found. MORE

48. Oct. 12, 2013

    Editorial warns that government shutdown has caused staff reductions at Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, increasing risk that the public will suffer from food-borne illnesses. MORE

49. Sep. 24, 2013

    Letter from Sen Sherrod Brown comments on Sept 18 editorial about antibiotic-resistant bacteria. MORE

50. Sep. 18, 2013

    Editorial highlights warning issued by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the 'potentially catastrophic consequences' unless prompt action is taken to address antibiotic-resistant bacteria; notes that CDC report blames overuse of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture. MORE

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ARTICLES ABOUT THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

U.S. Plans 21-Day Watch of Travelers From Ebola-Hit Nations

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. and MICHAEL D. SHEAR

Travelers from Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone must report their temperatures and any symptoms daily.

October 23, 2014, Thursday

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Ebola Prompts Universities to Tighten Travel Rules

By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA

Several schools have allowed humanitarian exceptions to restrictions on trips to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, the countries most affected by the virus.

October 22, 2014, Wednesday

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At Ebola Training Session in New York, Calm and Caution Are Urged

By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS

Thousands of health care workers came from across the city to a training session where they were also addressed by the mayor and the governor.

October 22, 2014, Wednesday

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C.D.C. Issues New Guidelines for Ebola Care

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr

The new protocols are based on procedures followed by the international aid group Doctors Without Borders.

October 21, 2014, Tuesday

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On Ebola Response, Congressional Republicans Put New Focus on Visa Suspensions

By JONATHAN WEISMAN

Party leaders have conceded the futility of a flight ban from Ebola-afflicted West Africa, but are pressing to suspend visas and create “no boarding” lists.

October 21, 2014, Tuesday

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For an Optimal Response to Ebola

Readers respond to news articles and columns about the crisis.

October 21, 2014, Tuesday

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Dozens in Ohio Monitored for Possible Exposure to Nurse With Ebola

By MITCH SMITH

The nurse, Amber Joy Vinson, helped treat Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who died earlier this month in Dallas from the Ebola virus.

October 19, 2014, Sunday

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The Virus of Cynicism

By FRANK BRUNI

Ebola is Obama’s presidency — and the efficacy of government — in a petri dish.

October 19, 2014, Sunday

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The Ebola Conspiracy Theories

By ALAN FEUER

Some say it’s a military bioweapon, others a ploy by Big Pharma.

October 19, 2014, Sunday

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The Ebola Scare

By ROSS DOUTHAT

Sometimes incompetence can be a lot more frightening than any conspiracy theory.

October 19, 2014, Sunday

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