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Pregnant women may be more vulnerable than the general population to respiratory infections and severe respiratory complications from COVID-19, and CDC needs more research on their potential effects on birth outcomes to continue to guide the public. In…

Toxic cyanobacteria blooms, or cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs), are becoming increasingly problematic as a result of reduced oxygen levels in bodies of water around the globe; Florida has been significantly impacted. 

Senegal’s government services in education, health, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) face continued challenges that slow the country’s progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Lack of access to data-driven systems prevents…

To successfully address homelessness in the U.S., we need to understand the extent of the challenge at local, state levels.

Malaria is the third most common cause of illness in Zimbabwe. Approximately 1 in 12 children die before their fifth birthday due to malaria, according to the 2010 Demographic and Health Survey. While the country had made progress in the last decade,…

Coal mine methane (CMM) is a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) released from coal during and after coal mining that contributes to climate change if emitted within the atmosphere. In addition, CMM can be an explosive hazard inside mines, and contributes to air…

From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC needed timely information on COVID-19 illness characterization and vaccine effectiveness in this highly exposed cohort. CDC also needed data on rates of symptomatic and asymptomatic infection and re-infection…

Across sub-Saharan Africa, at least 100,000 health facilities lack access to reliable electricity and internet connections. This gap threatens health when clinics can’t keep the lights on for nighttime services or reliably provide patients with oxygen…

From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC needed data on how common COVID-19 was out in the community and how the virus transmits among members of the same household, even among asymptomatic individuals. CDC also examined differences in disease…

Abt helped 25 countries reform their own health financing, improve access to and quality of health services, and prevent and contain disease outbreaks.