Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee issued guidance on the prevention and control of health care-associated infections. In a statement, HHS ...

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday said it is verifying whether any Taiwanese passengers were aboard the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius cruise ship, adding that it has established a task force to monitor the outbreak overseas and coordinate preventive measures.

A CDC advisory committee convened last week to revisit the agency’s draft infection control guidelines for healthcare facilities, voting in favor of recommendations that remain largely unchanged despite ongoing criticism. The Healthcare Infection Control ...

The CDC has issued updated 2026 infection prevention guidance, emphasizing a universal baseline of core practices for all healthcare environments, stronger surveillance systems, and targeted measures for multidrug-resistant organisms. The update frames ...

Cases span more than a dozen states, with people getting sick from a strain of the bacterium that is showing resistance to a number of antibiotics.

More than 1,700 measles cases have been confirmed in the U.S. so far this year, and the CDC estimates about 1 in 5 unvaccinated people who get it will need hospitalization.

The CDC says it found “multiple lapses” in proper infection control and prevention procedures at a Florida outpatient cosmetic surgery clinic linked to 15 cases of infection with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), according to a report released Jan. 25.

An outbreak of salmonella infections linked to backyard chicken flocks has sickened 34 people across 13 states, including Maryland, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.