On September 14th the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta issued the first of several daily alerts concerning an outbreak of E. coli 0157:H7, a potentially lethal pathogen typically associated with adulterated beef.

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In 1981, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the first cases of AIDS. Since that initial discovery, the U.S. government has led a global response based on scientific research sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other U.S. government agencies.

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" Dr. Julie Louise Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says, "Our children may be the first generation in more than a century with a shorter life expectancy than their parents.

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Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Nearly 3, 900 people, including about 540 children, are believed to have died from the H1N1 flu in the first six months of the epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.

CNN: H1N1 death toll estimated at 3,900 in U.S.

The virus is believed to have first occurred in 2004 among greyhounds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and stemmed from a mutated equine flu virus that jumped species from horses to dogs.

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