Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Listeriosis Likely Associated with Prepackaged Caramel Apples - United States, 2017

Published on January 24, 2019

On December 1, 2017, PulseNet, CDC's molecular subtyping network for foodborne disease surveillance, identified a cluster of three Listeria monocytogenes clinical isolates.

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Notes from the Field: Tuberculosis Control in the Aftermath of Hurricane Maria - Puerto Rico, 2017 | MMWR

January 18, 2019
On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm. The unprecedented destruction in Puerto Rico caused by Hurricane Maria challenged tuberculosis (TB) control, but the Puerto Rico Department of Health Tuberculosis Control Program's limited personnel, in collaboration with partners, was able to maintain treatment and access to TB laboratory services.

Postlicensure Safety Surveillance of Recombinant Zoster Vaccine (Shingrix) - United States, October 2017-June 2018

January 31, 2019
Early recombinant zoster vaccine safety monitoring findings are consistent with prelicensure clinical trial data. Serious adverse events were rare, and no unexpected patterns were detected.