This Week in MMWR - Vol. 69, July 31, 2020

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Reports on Deaths From Excessive Alcohol Use, Progress Toward Hepatitis B Control in the South-East Asia Region, and more. Homepage Top Image (1330 x 370):  

July 31, 2020 

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Recommendations and Reports

Essential Components of a Public Health Tuberculosis Prevention, Control, and Elimination Program: Recommendations of the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis and the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association The Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis and the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association have updated recommendations on essential tuberculosis program elements needed in U.S. public health jurisdictions to maintain progress toward national and international objectives.

WEEKLY REPORT

Deaths and Years of Potential Life Lost From Excessive Alcohol Use — United States, 2011–2015 Excessive drinking is a leading cause of preventable death in the United States and is associated with numerous health and social problems. During 2011–2015, excessive drinking was responsible for approximately 93,000 deaths. Widespread implementation of prevention strategies could help reduce deaths and years of potential life lost from excessive drinking.

• Progress Toward Hepatitis B Control — South-East Asia Region, 2016–2019
• Symptom Duration and Risk Factors for Delayed Return to Usual Health Among Outpatients with COVID-19 in a Multistate Health Care Systems Network — United States, March–June 2020
• Notes from the Field: Rebound in Routine Childhood Vaccine Administration Following Decline During the COVID-19 Pandemic — New York City, March 1–June 27, 2020
• Notes from the Field: Public Health Efforts to Mitigate COVID-19 Transmission During the April 7, 2020 Election ― City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 13–May 5, 2020
• Notes from the Field: Amphetamine Use Among Workers with Severe Hyperthermia — Eight States, 2010–2019

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Number of Natural Heat-Related Deaths, by Sex and Age Group — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2018

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