CDC
The national public health agency responsible for responding to emerging diseases; disease outbreaks; epidemics; pandemics; chronic health problems that cause disability and death; promoting personal health and safety behaviors; promoting public health and safety behaviors; training public health and safety workers; and working with national health data.
On first reference, use U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On subsequent references, use CDC with the <abbr> tag:
<abbr title="U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention">CDC</abbr>
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