Update on Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses - Worldwide, January 2017-June 2018

Published on October 25, 2018

Since the Global Polio Eradication Initiative was launched in 1988 (1), the number of polio cases worldwide has declined by >99.99%.

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Mumps Outbreak in a Marshallese Community - Denver Metropolitan Area, Colorado, 2016-2017

October 18, 2018
During 2016-2017, an outbreak of 47 mumps cases occurred in the Denver metropolitan area, mostly among members of a Marshallese community. Public health response included early active surveillance, public education, and prompt implementation of MMR vaccination clinics.

Prevalence and Changes in Preexisting Diabetes and Gestational Diabetes Among Women Who Had a Live Birth - United States, 2012-2016

November 1, 2018
Diabetes during pregnancy increases the risk for adverse maternal and infant health outcomes.