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Division of Global Health Protection 2016 accomplishments by the numbers

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    Detecting and Identifying Diseases

    • 35+ Dangerous pathogens tracked in 132 countries

    • 30 – 40 Potential outbreaks monitored daily by the Global Disease Detection Operations Center

    • 400 Potential outbreaks investigated by Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) residents

    Advancing Public Health Capabilities

    • 20 CDC-supported countries developed or strengthened their National Public Health Instistutes

    • 28 countries completed joint external evaluations

    • 1200+ diseases detectives graduated from 24 new FETP – Frontline programs

    Responding to Global Emergencies

    • 40 CDC experts deployed to Angola in response to yellow fever

    • 350 Global Rapid Response Team members ready to deploy anywhere within 24 – 48 hours

    • 3000 FETP trainees and graduates mobilized to respond to Zika in Central America and Caribbean

    • 8000 person-days supported responses to cholera, yellow fever, Ebola, measles, polio and Zika

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