Global Routine Vaccination Coverage --- 2017

Published on November 15, 2018

Global coverage with the third dose of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis-containing vaccine (DTP3), third dose of polio vaccine, and first dose of measles-containing vaccine has remained at 84%-85% since 2010. In 2017, 62% of children who did not receive DTP3 lived in 10 countries; positive trends in vaccination coverage (2007-2017) were observed in seven of these countries.

Continue reading on website
Other news

Notes from the Field: Cronobacter sakazakii Meningitis in a Full-Term Neonate Fed Exclusively with Breast Milk --- Indiana, 2018

November 8, 2018
In January 2018, the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) was notified of a case of Cronobacter sakazakii meningitis in a female neonate who had been fed exclusively maternal breast milk.

Prevalence of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis --- United States, 2015

November 21, 2018
In 2015, a total of 16,583 persons were identified as having definite amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The estimated prevalence of ALS in 2015 was 5.2 cases of ALS per 100,000 population, which is similar to that in 2014 (5.0). Case ascertainment was unaffected by the inclusion of International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision codes in the algorithm used to identify cases from nation