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Oysters and Vibriosis Many people enjoy eating raw oysters, and raw oyster bars are growing in popularity. But eating raw or undercooked oysters and other shellfish can put you at risk for foodborne illness. Learn more about vibriosis. Read More	Latest Features Newborn Screening Environmental Health Prevent Injury & Violence LGBTQ Supportive Policies En Español

Disease of the Week

Cytomegalovirus, or CMV, is a common virus that infects people of all ages. Once CMV is in a person’s body, it stays there for life and can reactivate.  A person can also be reinfected with a different strain (variety) of the virus. >> Learn More

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	This 1964 image, depicts the right hand of an individual, who was in the process of overturning a bucket, which had been left outside in an unidentified Floridian location, and had collected some water that had become a breeding ground for Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. >> Learn More

COVID-19 in the U.S.

Know Your COVID-19 Community Level COVID-19 Community Levels are a new tool to help communities decide what prevention steps to take based on the latest data. Levels can be low, medium, or high and are determined by looking at hospital beds being used, hospital admissions, and the total number of new COVID-19 cases in an area.  COVID-19 County Check

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