This Week in MMWR - Vol. 69, March 20, 2020

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Reports on Tuberculosis Progress, Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths, Outpatient Opioid Prescribing, and more.

March 20, 2020 

SURVEILLANCE SUMMARIES

	National Toxic Substances Incidents Program — Nine States, 2010–2014 Public health and safety professionals who prepare for or respond to chemical incidents can use the findings in this report to understand the patterns and causes of these incidents, which can improve prevention efforts and preparation for future incidents and injuries.

WEEKLY REPORT

Delayed Identification of Infants Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing — Minnesota, 2012–2016 Significant delays in diagnosis of hearing loss among Minnesota infants identified as deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) were associated with low birth weight, lower maternal education, maternal age <25 years, maternal Hmong ethnicity, residence outside the metropolitan area, and public health insurance use.

• World TB Day — March 24, 2020
• Global Epidemiology of Tuberculosis and Progress Toward Meeting Global Targets — Worldwide, 2018
• Tuberculosis — United States, 2019
• Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths — United States, 2017–2018
• Variation in Adult Outpatient Opioid Prescription Dispensing by Age and Sex — United States, 2008–2018
• Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Surveillance and Containment Measures for the First 100 Patients with COVID-19 in Singapore — January 2–February 29, 2020
• Initial Investigation of Transmission of COVID-19 Among Crew Members During Quarantine of a Cruise Ship — Yokohama, Japan, February 2020

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QUICKSTATS

QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 50–75 Years Who Met Colorectal Screening Recommendations — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2018

CONTINUING EDUCATION

 

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PDF of Surveillance Summary (link) and the Weekly Issue (link).