The CDC announced a national measles eradication campaign
In 1966, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a national measles eradication campaign.
The CDC launched the global Smallpox eradication effort
On Nov. 23, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson announced plans for a 5-year smallpox eradication and measles control program…
CDC – NASA Technology of Spacecraft Sterilization report released
On Feb. 9, 1965, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – NASA Technology of Spacecraft…
The CDC launched a smallpox campaign in Brazil to evaluate efficacy of jet ejector equipment in the field
In 1965, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a smallpox campaign in Anapa, Brazil…
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The Immunization Practices Advisory Committee to the U.S. Public Health Service was formed
In March 1964, the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) to the U.S. Public Health Service was formed to…
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The CDC, FDA, and USDA and all state health departments joined together to establish the Salmonella Surveillance Program
In 1963, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the…
Reye syndrome was first described
In 1963, Australian pathologist R.D.K. Reye first described this syndrome. National surveillance led to strict warnings regarding aspirin…
President John F Kennedy signed the Vaccination Assistance Act into law
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed the Vaccination Assistance Act into law. It allowed the CDC to…
CDC launched the 122 Cities Mortality Reporting System
In 1962, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the 122 Cities Mortality Reporting System….
The CDC performed the first Epidemic Intelligence Service investigation for chronic disease
In 1962, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) performed the first Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)…
The CDC expanded its reach into chronic disease by investigating a cancer cluster in Illinois
In 1961, the CDC expanded its reach into chronic disease by investigating a cancer cluster in Illinois.
CDC’s new permanent headquarters opened in Atlanta, Georgia
On Sept. 8, 1960, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new permanent headquarters opened in Atlanta,…
The Tuberculosis Program transferred from the U.S. Public Health Service to CDC
In 1960, the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) TB control and clinical research program was transferred to the…
The CDC developed an antibody test for rabies that demonstrated 100 percent accuracy
In 1959, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed a fluorescent antibody test for rabies, with…
The CDC established a Staphylococcus Surveillance Unit
In 1959, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established a Staphylococcus Surveillance Unit to coordinate…
The CDC responded to cholera and smallpox epidemics in what is now Bangladesh
In 1958, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent a team of EIS officers to…
The CDC investigated the first recorded epidemic of inhalation anthrax in the 20th century
In 1958, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigated the first recorded epidemic of inhalation…
US Public Health Service Venereal Disease Division transferred to the CDC
In 1957, The Venereal Disease Division was transferred from the U.S. Public Health Service to CDC. It brought…
The CDC implemented fluorescent antibody technique to research diseases
In 1956, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) implemented fluorescent antibody technique to research diseases…
CDC established the Polio Surveillanceﾠ Program
On Apr. 28, 1955, The National Poliomyelitis Surveillance Program was established by the Surgeon General of the Public…
CDC established the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)
On Sept. 26, 1951, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the Epidemic Intelligence Service…
The CDC formed a committee on air-borne disease studies
In 1950, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) formed a committee on air-borne disease studies,…
The U.S. was declared free of malaria
In 1949, the office of Malaria Control declared the U.S. was free of malaria as a significant public…
The National Malaria Eradication Program commenced
On Jul. 1, 1947, the National Malaria Eradication Program commenced. The Program was a cooperative of state and…
The new Communicable Disease Center in Atlanta acquired 15 acres from Emory College
In 1947, the new Communicable Disease Center in Atlanta, Georgia, acquires 15 acres from Emory College for a…
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Combination diphtheria and tetanus toxoids for pediatric use was first licensed in the U.S.
In 1947, a combination diphtheria and tetanus toxoids for pediatric use was first licensed in the U.S. After…
The CDC was established as a field station under the Chief of the Bureau of State Services of the US Public Health Service
In 1947, the CDC was established as a field station under the Chief of the Bureau of State…
The Communicable Disease Center (CDC) opened its doors
On Jul. 1, 1946, the Communicable Disease Center (CDC) opened its doors and occupied one floor of a…
The Office of Malaria Control in War Areas agency was officially deactivated and the CDC was established
On Jul. 1, 1946, the office of Malaria Control in War Areas (MCWA) agency officially deactivated and the…
The Communicable Disease Center (CDC) stationed the Laboratory Division in Chamblee, Georgia
In 1946, the Communicable Disease Center (CDC) was stationed at the Laboratory Division at the Lawson Veterans Administration…