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Division of Global Health Protection 2016 accomplishments by the numbers
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March 27, 2017
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Description: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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