MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, May 18, 2018   [open pdf - 612KB]

The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This issue of MMWR contains the following: "Hepatitis Awareness Month and Testing Day, May 2018"; "Community-Based Services to Improve Testing and Linkage to Care Among Non-U.S.-Born Persons with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection -- Three U.S. Programs, October 2014-September 2017"; "Outbreaks Associated with Treated Recreational Water -- United States, 2000-2014"; "Trends in Antiretroviral Therapy Eligibility and Coverage Among HIV-Infected Children Aged <15 Years -- 20 PEPFAR-Supported Sub-Saharan African Countries, 2012-2016"; "Cholera Epidemic -- Lusaka, Zambia, 2017-2018"; "Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Vibrio cholerae Associated with Attending a Funeral -- Chegutu District, Zimbabwe, 2018"; "Notes from the Field: Investigation of an Outbreak of Salmonella Paratyphi B Variant L(+) tartrate + (Java) and Ball Python Exposure -- United States, 2017"; "Erratum: Vol. 67, No. SS-6"; and "QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥60 Years Who Ever Had the Shingles Vaccine, by Sex -- National Health Interview Survey, 2008-2016."