The Central Outbreak and Containment Agency (COCA) was created though the enactment of the Emergency Heath and Safety Act of 2007. COCA is a combined agency made up of members of the Department of Health & Human Services, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and the World Health Organization (WHO).
COCA is tasked with the research, evaluation, and containment of domestic outbreaks, and was created in direct response to the 2006-2007 outbreaks of Fractional Necropothy Syndrome.
