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1. CDC generally met its inspection goals for the federal select agent program: however, opportunities exist to strengthen oversight

Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, May 2017
Subject(s):
Government Regulation
Security Measures
Toxins, Biological
Federal Government
Laboratories -- standards
Risk Assessment
Risk Management
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

2. Entities' experiences and perceptions of reporting the theft, loss, or release of select agents or toxins to CDC

Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, February 2018
Subject(s):
Biohazard Release
Mandatory Reporting
Toxins, Biological
Laboratories
Organizational Culture
Safety
Theft
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

3. Entities generally met Federal Select Agent Program internal inspection requirements, but CDC could do more to improve effectiveness

Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, June 2018
Subject(s):
Biohazard Release -- prevention & control
Toxins, Biological
Guideline Adherence
Laboratories
Safety
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

4. Hospitals reported improved preparedness for emerging infectious diseases after the Ebola outbreak

Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, October 2018
Subject(s):
Communicable Disease Control
Disease Outbreaks -- prevention & control
Disease Transmission, Infectious -- prevention & control
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola -- epidemiology
Hospitals
Civil Defense
Emergency Medical Services
Inservice Training
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

5. Emerging infectious diseases: actions needed to ensure improved response to Zika virus disease outbreaks : testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives

Publication:
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Accountability Office, May 23, 2017
Subject(s):
Disease Outbreaks -- prevention & control
Mosquito Control
Zika Virus Infection -- epidemiology
Zika Virus Infection -- prevention & control
Zika Virus Infection -- transmission
Federal Government
State Government
Zika Virus Infection -- diagnosis
Humans
United States
United States. Food and Drug Administration.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

6. [Researchers, such as this man in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new maximum containment virology laboratory, use the most advanced technology available to study dangerous organisms like the Lassa, Machupo, Ebola, and AIDS viruses that cause deadly diseases for which no cure or vaccine exists]

Publication:
[c1987]
Subject(s):
Virus Diseases -- virology
Laboratories
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

8. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention: use of special interest projects to fund prevention research centers : report to Congressional committees

Publication:
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Accountability Office, September 2017
Subject(s):
Preventive Health Services -- economics
Public Health
Research -- economics
Academic Medical Centers -- economics
Community-Institutional Relations
Financing, Government
Humans
United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

9. High-containment laboratories: coordinated efforts needed to further strengthen oversight of select agents : testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives

Publication:
Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, November 2, 2017
Subject(s):
Biological Warfare Agents
Chemical Warfare Agents
Government Regulation
Laboratories
Bacterial Toxins
Interinstitutional Relations
Humans
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
United States. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

10. Sexual violence: actions needed to improve DOD's efforts to address the continuum of unwanted sexual behaviors : report to the Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate

Publication:
Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, December 2017
Subject(s):
Military Personnel
Sexual Harassment -- prevention & control
Sex Offenses -- prevention & control
Domestic Violence -- prevention & control
Organizational Policy
Risk Factors
Risk Reduction Behavior
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Defense.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)