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Outbreaks Associated with Treated Recreational Water

 

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Hepatitis Awareness Month and Testing Day, May 2018

Community-Based Services to Improve Testing and Linkage to Care Among Non–U.S.-Born Persons with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection — Three U.S. Programs, October 2014–September 2017
Aaron M. Harris, MD; Ruth Link-Gelles, PhD; Karen Kim, MD; et al.

The figure is a visual abstract that details illnesses associated with recreational water and recommends how to stay healthy when swimming.
Outbreaks Associated with Treated Recreational Water — United States, 2000–2014
Michele C. Hlavsa, MPH; Bryanna L. Cikesh, MPH; Virginia A. Roberts, MSPH; et al.

Trends in Antiretroviral Therapy Eligibility and Coverage Among Children Aged <15 Years with HIV Infection — 20 PEPFAR-Supported Sub-Saharan African Countries, 2012–2016
Amanda Burrage, MD; Monita Patel, PhD; Kelsey Mirkovic, PhD; et al.

Cholera Epidemic — Lusaka, Zambia, October 2017–May 2018
Nyambe Sinyange, MBChB; Joan M. Brunkard, PhD; Nathan Kapata, MBChB; et al.

Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Vibrio cholerae Associated with Attending a Funeral — Chegutu District, Zimbabwe, 2018
Jarred B. McAteer, MD; Sydney Danda, MSc; Tonderai Nhende; et al.

Notes from the Field: Investigation of an Outbreak of Salmonella Paratyphi B Variant L(+) tartrate + (Java) Associated with Ball Python Exposure — United States, 2017
Vikram Krishnasamy, MD; Lauren Stevenson, MHS; Lia Koski, MPH; et al.