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60 Years of Progress—CDC and Infectious Diseases

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  • Malaria Control in War Areas was formed in 1942 to ensure that the areas around military bases in the southern United States remained malaria-free

  • An architect of modern public health, Mountin quickly realized that malaria control operations serving the needs of the states could become the foundation for improving the health of the nation

  • The campus on Clifton Road grew to include 2 biosafety level 4 laboratories and other state-of-the-art facilities; operations were established in Morgantown, Cincinnati, Fort Collins, and overseas; and the work expanded to include all infectious diseases, as well as occupational health, toxic chemicals, injury, chronic diseases, health statistics, and birth defects

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Malaria Control in War Areas was formed in 1942 to ensure that the areas around military bases in the southern United States remained malaria-free. 60 Years of Progress— CDC and Infectious Diseases

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