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About 1 out of 10 people has had a seizure.

Stay safe and healthy when traveling abroad. Measles spreads easily through coughing and sneezing. It can cause serious illness, even death. Make sure you and your family are vaccinated for measles before you travel.

Vaccine Archived Spotlights

Ousmane M. Diop, PhD1, Cara C. Burns, PhD2, Steven G.

Ilana J. Schafer, DVM1, Rachel Miller, MD2, Ute Ströher, PhD3, Barbara Knust, DVM3, Stuart T. Nichol, PhD3, Pierre E.

World Water Day, sponsored by the United Nations, is observed each year on March 22. This year, World Water Day focuses on water and energy. Water and energy are closely linked.

Negar Niki Alami, MD1, Courtney M. Yuen, PhD1, Roque Miramontes, MPH2, Robert Pratt2, Sandy F. Price2, Thomas R.

Drew L. Posey, MD1, Mary P. Naughton, MD1, Erika A.

Mohamed A Sheikh, MD1, Frederick Makokha2, M. Abdullahi Hussein, MD2, Gedi Mohamed, MD3, Ondrej Mach, MD4, Kabir Humayun, MD4, Samuel Okiror, MD5, Leila Abrar, MPH6, Orkhan Nasibov, MD7, John Burton, MD7, Ahmed Unshur8, Kathleen Wannemuehler, PhD9, Concepcion F. Estivariz, MD9 (Author affiliations at end of text).

Each year, World TB Day is observed on March 24. This annual event commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (TB).