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 2016_dghp_accomplishments.pdf

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