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Outbreaks
- Meningitis – Multistate outbreak
First announced October 2012 - Peanut Butter – Salmonella Bredeney
First announced September 2012 - Ricotta Salata Cheese – Listeriosis
First announced September 2012 - Hedgehogs - Human Salmonella Typhimurium Infections
First announced September 2012 - Mangoes - Salmonella Braenderup
First announced August 2012 - Yosemite National Park – Hantavirus
First announced August 2012 - Cantaloupes – Salmonella Typhimurium Infections
First announced August 2012 - 2012 West Nile Virus
- Pertussis (Whooping Cough) in Washington
First announced April 2012 - Live Poultry – Human Salmonella Infections
First announced June 2012 - Small Turtles – Human Salmonella Infections
First announced March 2012
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CDC’s has produced the health statistics reporting for America from its National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) since the early 1960s. The surveys determine the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the U.S. and are the basis for national measurement standards such as height, weight, and blood pressure. To review the latest survey results http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/new_nhanes.htm.
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