October 2023
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plays a pivotal role in the surveillance and investigation of emerging and re-emerging infectious disease outbreaks within the United States
Many people don’t know the CDC also maintains a comprehensive Current Outbreak List.
This year, the CDC announced five noteworthy disease outbreaks, each bearing distinctive clinical and epidemiological characteristics.
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Small Turtles: August 2023
- Illnesses: 59
- Hospitalizations: 23
- States: 18
Listeria Outbreak Linked to Ice Cream: August 2023
- Illnesses: 2
- Hospitalizations: 2
- States: 2
- Cases Under Investigation: 151
- Confirmed Cases: 10
- Deaths: 2
Salmonella Outbreaks Linked to Backyard Poultry: May 2023
- Illnesses: 690
- Hospitalizations: 141
- States: 47 and Puerto Rico
Outbreak of Extensively Drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Associated with Artificial Tears: February 2023
- Patients Identified: 81
- States: 18
- Vision Loss: 14
- Deaths: 4
To stay up to date with U.S. outbreaks and for more information on each investigation, please visit the CDC’s website.
