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Yellow Fever in Brazil: What You Need to Know Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent this bulletin at 04/12/2018 11:00 AM EDT Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Highlights of our recent work to prevent the spread of infectious diseases April 2018 Visiting Brazil? What to Know Before You Go There is a large outbreak of yellow fever in Brazil. CDC recommends that travelers get the yellow fever vaccine before going to certain areas of Brazil, including popular tourist destinations. However, the vaccine is only available at select U.S. clinics.         Preventing Rabies in Haiti Did you know that approximately 130 people die from rabies in Haiti each year? CDC is working with the Haiti Ministry of Agriculture to prevent more deaths by using a new tool: mobile phones.  What Made 2017 a Tremendous Year for Public Health? The numbers say it all: Last year, CDC sequenced nearly 45,000 DNA samples by using Advanced Molecular Detection technologies. The Antibiotic Resistance Lab Network performed more than 12,000 tests to contain the spread of resistant infections. And, the agency identified more than 1,100 illnesses that were associated with backyard flocks—the highest number ever recorded by CDC in a single year. Learn about these accomplishments and more in the latest Public Health Matters blog by NCEZID Director Rima F. Khabbaz, MD. Helping Respond to the Worlds Largest Known Outbreak of Listeriosis Since November 2017, CDC has been providing technical assistance to the South Africa National Institute for Communicable Diseases on the world’s largest known outbreak of listeriosis.  Find updates about disease outbreaks, new infographics and videos, and much more on our home page. Follow us on Twitter!