This factsheet has been updated to reflect the Trump Administration’s Executive Order on Withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization, issued on January 20, 2025. Key Facts The …
Between 2019 and 2022, the U.S. experienced a sharper decline and a slower rebound in life expectancy than peer countries, on average, due to increased mortality and premature death rates in the U.S. from …
Americans’ life expectancy is significantly lower than the average for people in other large, wealthy countries. This analysis compares 2021 data about deaths in the U.S. and 11 other large, …
The U.S. first achieved measles elimination status – defined as “the absence of endemic [continued transmission of] measles for a year or more in the presence of a high-quality surveillance …
President Trump has recently announced the nomination of Dr. Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). If confirmed, Dr. Monarez – who has been …
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 10-16 May 2025 and includes updates on respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA, Middle East respiratory syndrome …
On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced new guidance about the evidence it will require to approve COVID-19 vaccines in some cases. Specifically, the FDA says that to …
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 31 May – 5 June 2025, and includes updates on Influenza A(H5N1), Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), …
This tracker provides a listing of global health-related legislation being considered by the 119th Congress (Jan. 3, 2025 – Jan. 3, 2027). Currently, there are 19 pieces of legislation related …
Surveillance and monitoring 13 Jun 2025 Publication series: Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) Time period covered: 7-13 June 2025 The ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) is a weekly bulletin …