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CDC Research Fellowships on the Prevention of Multiple Forms of Violence
Two (2) ORISE CDC Research Fellowships on the Prevention of Multiple Forms of Violence (CDC-NCIPC-2023-0146) are…
Initial Public Health Laboratory Response After Hurricane Maria — Puerto Rico, 2017
Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017, causing major damage to infrastructure and severely…
Apply for the CDC Evaluation Fellowship Program 2017
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks applicants for the 2017 class of the CDC Evaluation Fellowship…
Improved management of Zika virus in Puerto Rico through health literacy
Health literacy refers to the capacity of an individual to obtain, process, and understand basic information regarding their…
Emphasis on the monitoring and education function of the Vector Control Unit
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Fund announced that they would create and manage the Vector Control Unit of…
Puerto Rico receives 13 million from the CDC to investigate Zika virus
The CDC granted $13 million to establish a vector unit in Puerto Rico. To read the full article visit the Spanish version of…
Vector Control Unit of Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust (PRSTRT) announced the establishment of the Vector Control Unit of…
Projections point towards an increase in ZIka cases
850,000 people are projected to become infected with zika virus by the end of this year, representing a fourth of Puerto Rico's…
What is the Zika virus?
By Natalia Rodríguez Jockovich.
CDC director and UPR create agenda to fight zika
The director of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Thomas Frieden, participated in a conversatory with the…
Zika virus outbreak could be possible in Puerto Rico
The CDC has announced that given the climate conditions in Puerto Rico there could be a zika virus outbreak in the near future…
Lack of resources to treat rabies in humans in Puerto Rico
Every year there are cases of rabies in humans in Puerto Rico, but there are not resources to treat or prevent the spread of…