The National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) works to protect people at home and around the world from emerging and zoonotic infections ranging from A to Z—anthrax to Zika. We are living in an interconnected world where an outbreak of infectious disease is just a plane ride away.
About NCEZID
Who We Are
Rima Khabbaz, MD
Acting Director, NCEZID
CDC Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases and Director, Office of Infectious Diseases
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- Page last reviewed: January 25, 2017
- Page last updated: January 25, 2017
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National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)