Every day, one out of 20 hospitalized patients has an infection caused by medical care. Healthcare-associated infections are costly to businesses and are potentially lethal to employees. CDC plays a vital role in helping businesses safeguard their workforces from infections.

In conjunction with International Infection Prevention Week, the CDC Foundation is launching an enhanced website for www.preventcancerinfections.org, an evidence-based, interactive resource targeted to assessing a cancer patient’s risk for developing a low white blood cell count and subsequent infections from chemotherapy.

To investigate other novel interventions, such as monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against malaria. An intervention that could prevent malaria in children for a full 12 months in settings of perennial malaria transmission, such as Kenya, holds potential to reduce malaria morbidity and mortality substantially in this population at risk for severe malaria and death.

To support the characterization of non-rotavirus viral diarrheal pathogens to inform the body of work that contributes to optimize the efficacy of rotavirus vaccines.

To develop cell culture and small animal models of Nipah virus replication and pathogenesis in a biosafety level (BSL) 4 lab.