This Week in MMWR - Vol. 69, February 28, 2020

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Reports on Lung Cancer Screening, Legionnaires’ Disease, HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis, and more.

February 28, 2020 

WEEKLY REPORT

	Screening for Lung Cancer — 10 States, 2017 The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends annual lung cancer screening for adults aged 55–80 years who have a ≥30 pack-year cigarette smoking history and currently smoke or have quit <15 years ago. Only one in eight persons meeting these criteria reported a lung cancer screening exam in the last 12 months.

• Fatal Case of Legionnaires’ Disease After Home Exposure to Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 3 — Wisconsin, 2018
• Expansion of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis to 35 PEPFAR-Supported Early Program Adopters, October 2016–September 2018
• Update: Public Health Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak — United States, February 24, 2020
• Notes from the Field: Syndromic Surveillance Used To Monitor Emergency Department Visits During a Synthetic Cannabinoid Overdose Outbreak — Connecticut, August 2018

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QUICKSTATS

Percentage of Children Aged <18 Years Who Received a Well-Child Checkup in the Past 12 Months, by Age Group and Year — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2008 and 2018

CONTINUING EDUCATION

 

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