The agency considers these infections to be one of the most pressing public health issues. A new report ranks the germs that ...

Dr. Jennifer Shuford, the CDC’s deputy director, is leaving the agency after less than five months. It’s the latest example ...

The new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Erica Schwartz, said Wednesday the agency is prepared to handle a variety of disease outbreaks, despite internal concerns about ...

A spike in rabies cases among animals this summer has led to a rise in human exposures across the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Thursday. In a new health advisory, the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is sending a disease expert to assist with the response to the ongoing measles outbreak in Pennsylvania. “CDC will continue working closely with ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending one of its scientists to Pennsylvania to help curb the state’s growing measles outbreak, a CDC spokesperson said Thursday. That person, a ...

Dr. Jennifer Shuford, CDC's deputy director, will leave her role on November 12 to focus on family. Her departure follows ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acknowledged Wednesday that one measles death has occurred so far in 2026 but provided no clarity about who died or where. The agency previously declined ...