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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

CDC Fact of the Week

Cigarettes in an ashtray CDC works to protect Americans from the health threats of tobacco use

Did you know that 443,000 Americans die of smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke each year? For every smoking-related death, another 20 people suffer with a smoking-related disease. CDC offers tools and resources on quitting smoking, go to http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco.