• World Polio Day

    Global Biodefense Calendar
    Virtual Event

    Join us on October 24 for World Polio Day to share the progress of health experts and partners on the road to polio eradication. Poliomyelitis, or polio, is a paralyzing

  • Fungal Disease Awareness Week

    Virtual Event

    Fungal Disease Awareness Week is September 19–23, 2022. CDC and partners have organized this week to highlight the importance of antifungal stewardship, reducing resistance to antifungal drugs, and recognizing serious

  • Antimicrobial Awareness Week

    Virtual Event

    The World Antimicrobial Awareness Week and U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week take place 18-24 November 2022. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no