Name: CDC Laboratories – A Key Line of Defense
Uploaded: 2020-03-03T07:41:06.000Z
Duration: 3 min 15 s
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There is a common theme to responding to disease outbreaks.

Disease response is one of the critical missions of the Centers

and it wouldn't be possible without CDC's reliable,

More than fifteen hundred scientists fill the lab benches

at CDC, many of whom are top experts in their field.

They log more than four million hours each year,

sometimes working with the deadliest diseases in the world,

that has helped the agency become a leader

For almost 70 years, the work happening inside CDC's labs has

like the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, the 2012 outbreak

of fungal meningitis caused by tainted steroid injections,

and the 2014 outbreak of the respiratory illness EV-D68.

We have labs dedicated to newborn screening

that may impact a baby's long-term health.

CDC's Tobacco lab looks at toxic substances in cigarettes

and their impact on smokers and nonsmokers.

of multistate foodborne disease outbreaks,

Another lab is dedicated to bacterial infections common

CDC's labs are also a resource for states and hospitals

when they can't identify the cause of an illness.

Our scientists have the ability to test for hundreds of bugs.

It's this sophisticated testing that can spot an outbreak

and hospitals the tools they need to respond.

Their transparency allows scientists around the world

America depends on CDC to keep it safe from health threats,

and CDC depends on the dedication, expertise,

CDC will make sure its labs represent the best

which will help the agency do what it does best:

stop outbreaks and protect the health of Americans.