This report has been corrected. The definition of pediatric obesity was incorrectly stated in the text of the report and in the Table footnote; however, the analysis was correct and used the CDC definition of pediatric obesity for children aged ≥2 years (body mass index [kg/m2] ≥95th percentile for age and sex based on CDC growth charts).

Improved understanding of the epidemiologic features of non-O157 STEC infections can inform food safety and other prevention efforts. To detect both O157 and non-O157 STEC infections, clinical laboratories should routinely and simultaneously test all stool specimens submitted for diagnosis of acute community-acquired diarrhea for O157 STEC and for Shiga toxin and ensure that isolates are sent to a public health laboratory for serotyping and subtyping.

Animal contact is an important transmission route for multiple major enteric pathogens. Continued efforts are needed to prevent pathogen transmission from animals to humans, including increasing awareness and encouraging hand hygiene.

and Prevention with either clinical or radiographic evidence of pneumonia or acute respiratory distress syndrome, without an alternative more likely diagnosis. Sixteen participating states § submitted case investigation forms containing data collected during January 19-June 3, 2020, for 199 COVID-19 patients. Among those patients, 192 (97%) reported experiencing any symptoms, six (3%) reported experiencing no symptoms, and one (<1%) had unknown symptom status. Sufficient symptom data for § States that submitted data include Alaska,

Influenza was an important cause of hospitalizations in children during 2003-2004. Hospitalizations were particularly common among children <6 months of age, a group for whom influenza vaccine is not licensed. Continued surveillance for laboratory-confirmed influenza could inform prevention strategies.