The funds will be used to improve local efforts to prevent, detect and respond to public health threats created by infectious disease, including $77 million to help state health departments combat antibiotic resistance.
“More than 23,000 people in the United States die each year from infections caused by antibiotic resistance,” said Brenda Fitzgerald, MD, the director of the CDC. “CDC is committed to helping states and cities strengthen their ability to combat antibiotic resistance, and these funds will help state efforts to keep people safe.”
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