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Dear Colleague:

CDC Learning Connection (CDC LC) is pleased to present the first Spotlight of the year, Emerging Infectious Diseases. This spotlight features learning products and resources that can help you inform, prevent, and respond to infectious diseases and other public health emergencies.

The CDC LC also highlights an article that offers continuing education (ce) from the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal; a peer-reviewed open access journal published monthly by CDC. 

Global Distribution and Epidemiologic Associations of Escherichia coli Clonal Group A, 1998-2007 (Emerging Infectious Diseases Volume 17, Number 11—November2011) (ce)

• Analyzes the prevalence of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole resistance among E. coli clonal group A (CGA) isolates
• Intended for those who care for patients with E. coli infections; provides information on how to evaluate global epidemiologic trends in Clonal Group (CGA)

Additional learning products on this Spotlight include the following:

Johns Hopkins Public Health Preparedness Programs: Emerging Infectious Diseases

• Describes the ways in which diseases decline and then re-emerge
• Examines some current emerging diseases and discusses potential future threats 

Bioterrorism Preparedness: Principles of Emerging Infectious Diseases

• Introduces the principles of infectious diseases
• Designed to introduce the fundamentals of infectious diseases to public health professionals

Resources featured in the Spotlight include:

• CDC Foundation: Infectious Disease Programs
• Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal
• Medscape News: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases

In addition to the learning products and resources in the spotlight, social media tools are available to share information with your colleagues and others about emerging infectious diseases.

• EID Journal Social media: Featured Multimedia & Tools

For more, visit http://www.cdc.gov/learning/spotlight.html.

Do you have a question or comment? We look forward to hearing from you, please contact at learning@cdc.gov.