Source: Rita Jane Gabbett, MEATINGPLACE, 8/4/15


The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced awards of nearly $110 million to help states and communities strengthen their capacity to track and respond to infectious diseases.

The awards represent an increase of about $13 million over fiscal year 2014 funding, with increases going to vaccine-preventable-disease surveillance, foodborne-disease prevention and advanced molecular detection, among other projects.

This year’s funding includes $17.4 million for foodborne disease prevention and tracking, a $4 million increase over fiscal year 2014 funding. This includes increased support for the PulseNet surveillance system and outbreak response and for the Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence to establish a new Northeast Regional center.

Overall, the CDC funding will support:
• infectious disease surveillance and outbreak response;
• public health laboratories;
• health information systems; and
• efforts to combat zoonotic, vector-borne and foodborne diseases; vaccine-preventable infections; influenza; and healthcare-associated infections.

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