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CDC's 50th anniversary -- July 1, 1996
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June 28, 1996
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1996 Jun 28;45(25):525.
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Description:The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- CDC -- traces its roots to an organization established in the southeastern U.S. during World War II to prevent malaria among personnel training on U.S. military bases. On July 1, 1996, CDC formally celebrates its 50th anniversary as a federal agency dedicated to ensuring the public's health through close cooperation with state and local health departments and with other organizations committed to improving health in the U.S. and throughout the world.
To commemorate this anniversary, this issue of MMWR presents reports that offer special perspectives: a Historyical overview of CDC; national morbidity data from June 8, 1946, and June 22, 1996; reprints of articles published in CDC's earlier years -- reports about an outbreak of smallpox and an outbreak of pentachlorophenol Poisoning in newborn infants; and information resources about CDC. In addition, this issue reports the recent Historyic decision by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists to designate the prevalence of cigarette smoking as a notifiable condition for national public health Surveillance A "late-breaking" report summarizes the investigation of a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora (an emerging pathogen) infection and underscores the continuing need to address new public health threats. Subsequent issues of MMWR this year may include reprints of selected reports of Historyical interest.
CDC and its employees invite you to use CDC services and learn more about CDC by visiting our site on the World-Wide Web (http://www.cdc.gov), by obtaining copies of information resources listed in this issue of MMWR, and by visiting the Global Health Odyssey exhibit at CDC headquarters in Atlanta. David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D. Director, CDC
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