CDC Around the World This Week: DPDx—CDC's Parasite Identification Lab

CDC Around the World This Week: DPDx—CDC's Parasite Identification Lab

IN THIS MESSAGE:	PHOTO OF THE WEEK CDC's DPDx helps labs around the world identify parasites like Cyclospora cayetanensis. (Photo courtesy of David Snyder/CDC Foundation) View full-sized photo
Spotlighted Topic of the Week: DPDx—CDC's Parasite Identification Lab
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Spotlighted Topic of the Week: DPDx—CDC's Parasite Identification Lab

Blog of the Week DPDX: 15 YEARS OF STRENGTHENING LAB CAPACITY FOR PARASITIC DISEASE DIAGNOSIS The inquiries and images come from almost every state in the United States, and often with a sense of urgency. Still others arrive from Argentina and Germany, Italy, Japan, China, New Zealand, India—and dozens more countries around the globe. Each time the question for CDC’s parasite identification laboratory, known as DPDx, is the same: What is it?…read blog Infographic of the Week IDENTIFYING PARASITES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD View full-sized infographic Video of the Week A VISIT TO THE CDC INSECTARY Take a video tour inside CDC's insectary, where mosquitoes are bred and used in tests to determine if they are becoming resistant to insecticides. CDC's malaria expertise and global partnerships have helped save millions of lives.…watch video

In the News

Why Global Health Security Is Imperative The Atlantic, February 13, 2014 Threat of global disease outbreaks spawns 27-nation pact Reuters, February 13, 2014 Obama Team Launches Global Partnership Aimed at Battling Pandemics National Journal, February 13, 2014 U.S. Opens Global Health Security Summit MedPage Today, February 13, 2014

On the Calendar

March 8: International Women's Day March 10: World Kidney Day March 10-16: World Salt Awareness Week March 22: World Water Day March 24: World TB Day