Notes from the Field: Identifying Risk Behaviors for Invasive Group A Streptococcus Infections Among Persons Who Inject Drugs and Persons Experiencing Homelessness --- New Mexico, May 2018

Published on February 28, 2019

In the spring of 2018, the New Mexico Department of Health contacted CDC about an increase in the number and prevalence of invasive group A Streptococcus infections reported through New Mexico's Active Bacterial Core surveillance system.

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Public Health Emergency Risk Communication and Social Media Reactions to an Errant Warning of a Ballistic Missile Threat --- Hawaii, January 2018

February 21, 2019
After an errant ballistic missile alert in Hawaii on January 13, 2018, social media reactions revealed how the public interprets, shares, and responds to an evolving threat. The lack of clear direction after this errant alert highlighted gaps in messaging that resulted in confusion, anxiety, and panic.

QuickStats: Injury Death Rates for Persons Aged 15-19 Years, by Intent - United States, 1999-2017

March 7, 2019
The injury death rate for persons aged 15-19 years declined from 52.7 per 100,000 in 1999 to 32.8 in 2013 but then increased to 40.0 in 2017.