A FIELD ALERT - CDC Identification of Parasites of Public Health Concern

Health & Safety - Mining, Environmental, & Cybersecurity

Date posted: 08/13/09

When traveling in the U.S. and abroad, if you expect to do field work, you should check the CDC web site for alerts on potential hazards. The interactive and rapid exchange of information permitted by the Internet, allied with already available diagnostic reference resources, enhances CDC capacity to address the global problem of parasitic and other diseases that may represent a potential threat while doing field work. As geoscientists, you are particularly vulnerable to such exposures.