CD Alert

An important tool for Rapid Dissemination of Information towards Control of Diseases.
CD Alert is a monthly newsletter of the National Centre for Diseases Control, Directorate General of Health Services, to disseminate information on various aspects of communicable diseases to medical fraternity and health administrators. It is widely circulated to different parts of the country including Directorates of Health Services of different States, Districts, Primary health Centres, Medical Colleges and individuals. Many a times, the important topics covered in CD Alert have been reproduced, in part or whole, by Indian Medical Association for dissemination of knowledge. The first issue was published in August 1997 on emerging and reemerging diseases and a total of seventy five issues have been published so far. Issues have been published on commonly known topics which have also been updated from time to time. The CD Alerts give an inside view of the disease including the global scenario, Indian scenario and also the diagnostic facilities of the particular disease within our country. The CD Alert becomes a handy tool for the Rapid response Teams for management and containment operations in outbreak/ epidemic situations. These issues have been handy in disease outbreaks like meningococcal meningitis and also have been useful in disasters like Tsunami, floods in Bihar, Cyclone (Aila) in West Bengal, etc.

Chief Editor

Prof. (Dr.) Atul Goel, Director General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of India.

Editorial Board:
Sr No. Members Designation
01. Dr. Tanzin Dikid Joint Director & HOD (CME&VM)
02. Dr. Partha Rakshit, Joint Director Joint Director
03. Dr. Shikha Vardhan Joint Director
04. Dr Aradhana Bhargava Joint Director, APHO, Nagpur
05. Dr Meera Dhuria Joint Director & HOD (Division of Public Health Preparedness & NCD)
06. Dr. Monil Singhai Joint Director
07. Dr. Purva Pankaj Sarkate Joint Director & HOD (Enterovirus)
08. Dr. Monil Singhai Joint Director
09. Dr. Anubhav Srivastava Deputy Director & OIC (Establishment & Strengthening of NCDC branches)
10. Dr. Purvi Patel Senior Consultant (on contract basis)
Editorial Advisory Panel:
Sr No. Members Designation
01. Dr Anil Kumar Principal Advisor
02. Dr. P.K. Sen Principal Advisor
03. Dr. Sunil Gupta Principal Consultant
04. Dr. S. K. Jain Advisor
05. Dr. S. Venkatesh Consultant (on re-employment basis)
06. Dr Sandhya Kabra Additional Director & HOD (Biotech. & VH)
07. Dr Aakash Shrivastava Additional Director & HOD(CEOH)
08. Lata Kapoor Additional Director & HOD (CBD & DR)
09. Dr. Simrita Singh Additional Director & OIC (Influenza & TB Lab)
10. Dr. Himanshu Chauhan Joint Director & Nodal Office (IDSP)
11. Dr Vinay Kumar Garg Joint Director & HOD (DPD)
12. Dr Simmi Tiwari Joint Director & HOD (Center for One Health)
The Editorial Board consists of Eminent Medical Professionals. The CD Alerts are also available on the NCDC Website. A list of the CD Alerts published from 2008 onwards is given below.
CD Alert – Yellow Fever New
CD Alert- Nipah Virus Disease
CD Alert – Margburg Virus Disease
CD Alert – CCHF
CD alert on Adenovirus
CD Alert – Ebola Virus Disease
CD Alert – Primary Amoebic Meningo Encephalitis
CD Alert on Mpox (October 2024) 
CD Alert on Avian Influenza(H5N1)
CD Alert on Fluorosis
CD Alert – Covid – 19 Associated Mucormycosis July 2021
CD Alert Covid-19 July 2021
Meliodosis-CD Alert – duly launched by Hon’ble HFM on Annual day on 30th July 2019
Diptheria: A Re-Emerging threat
Cholera: A continuing challenge to Public Health
Hand, Foot and Mouth disease
Special Issue: Safe Injection Practices: Where do we stand?
Scrub Typhus (2024) 
Pandemic Influenza (H1N1) 2009
Menningococcal Disease: Nead to remain alert
Food – Borne Diseases
Adult Immunization
Zika Virus Disease
DIABETES: Special edition on occasion of World Health Day 2016
Food-borne Diseases and Food Safety in India
Glanders: A Public Health Concern
Kyasanur Forest Disease: A public health concern
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