The CDC began to monitor trend rates for hospital-acquired infections
In 1974, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began to monitor trend rates for hospital-acquired…
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The CDC documented the first nationwide outbreak of Reye syndrome
In 1973, The National surveillance of Reye syndrome began in 1973 when the Center for Disease Control and…
The Office of Biosafety was established at CDC
In 1973, the Office of Biosafety, now known as the Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS) was established at…
The CDC launched a national gonorrheaﾠcontrol program
In 1972, The CDC launched a national gonorrheaﾠcontrol program. Rates of gonorrhea decreased after the National Gonorrhea Control…
The CDC began a Preventative Medicine Residency program
In 1972, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began a Preventative Medicine Residency (PMR/F) program…
The prevalence of U.S. adult smoking was 11.5 percent in 2021
On May, 24, 2023, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that nearly 12 of every 100…
CDC recommended discontinuation of routine vaccination for smallpox in the US
In 1971, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended discontinuation of routine vaccination for smallpox…
The CDC recommended discontinuation of routine immunization and vaccination requirements for smallpoxﾠ in the US
In 1971, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended discontinuation of routine immunization and vaccination…
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The CDC investigated lead exposure and discovered its effects on children’s development
In 1971, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigated lead exposure in El Paso, Texas,…
The CDC discovers that hepatitis B is sexually transmitted
In 1971, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discovered that hepatitis B is sexually transmitted….
The National Communicable Disease Center was renamed the Center for Disease Control
In 1970, the National Communicable Disease Center (NCDC) was renamed the Center for Disease Control (CDC). The scope…
The National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance system was established by the CDC
In 1970, the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance system was established by the CDC for monitoring infections acquired in…
The Nutrition Program was transferred to the CDC
In 1970, the Nutrition Program was transferred to the CDC to asses severe nutrition in the U.S. and…
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The CDC began a national rubella immunization campaign
In 1969, live, attenuated rubella vaccines were first licensed in the U.S., and a vaccination program was established…
The CDC opened its first biological containment lab
In 1969, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) opened its first permanent high-containment laboratory (HCL)…
The CDC responded with famine relief in Nigeria during the Biafran war
In 1968, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) responded with famine relief in Nigeria during…
The National Communicable Disease Center became a bureau of the U S Public Health Service
In 1968, the National Communicable Disease Center (NCDC) became a bureau of the U. S. Public Health Service.
The CDC started a tuberculosis surveillance system in the US
In 1968, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) started a tuberculosis surveillance system in the…
The US Department of Health transfered responsibility for quarantine to the National Communicable Disease Center
In 1967, the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare transfered responsibility for quarantine to the National Communicable…
The Foreign Quarantine Service was transferred to CDC from the US Public Health Service
In 1967, the Foreign Quarantine Service was transferred to CDC from the U.S. Public Health Service. The CDC…
The CDC established the Metropolitan Atlanta Congenital Defects Program
In 1967, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the Metropolitan Atlanta Congenital Defects Programﾠ(MACDP),…
CDC announced the first national measles eradication campaign
In January 1966, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Smallpox Eradication Program was established in…
The CDC announced a national measles eradication campaign
In 1966, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a national measles eradication campaign.
The CDC launched the global Smallpox eradication effort
On Nov. 23, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson announced plans for a 5-year smallpox eradication and measles control program…
CDC – NASA Technology of Spacecraft Sterilization report released
On Feb. 9, 1965, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – NASA Technology of Spacecraft…
The CDC launched a smallpox campaign in Brazil to evaluate efficacy of jet ejector equipment in the field
In 1965, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a smallpox campaign in Anapa, Brazil…
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The Immunization Practices Advisory Committee to the U.S. Public Health Service was formed
In March 1964, the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) to the U.S. Public Health Service was formed to…
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The CDC, FDA, and USDA and all state health departments joined together to establish the Salmonella Surveillance Program
In 1963, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the…
Reye syndrome was first described
In 1963, Australian pathologist R.D.K. Reye first described this syndrome. National surveillance led to strict warnings regarding aspirin…
President John F Kennedy signed the Vaccination Assistance Act into law
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed the Vaccination Assistance Act into law. It allowed the CDC to…