Monkeypox Prevention and Control

Monkeypox Fact Sheet The World Health Organization declared the monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency, as the number of confirmed cases has increased to over 30,000 across 88 countries, with more than14,000 cases in the U.S. On August 4, 2022, President Biden declared monkeypox a national public health emergency. Although patients infected with monkeypox may…

Surveyors to Enforce CDC Guidance for the 2019 Coronavirus

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a letter to surveyors that addresses infection control adherence for health care facilities related to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), and reminds surveyors that providers must consider emerging infectious diseases in their emergency preparedness plans. The letter includes interim guidance issued by the Centers for…