Public health laboratory response capability advanced through – and in spite of – the Zika outbreak
When a health threat like the Zika virus disappears from the headlines, public health systems may appear to have halted their work. In fact, their…
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5 most unexpected and unique partnerships forged through the Zika response
By Kelly Wroblewski, director, infectious disease, APHL While the US public health system has been through a number of infectious disease responses in the last…
Leading the Zika relay race and other presidential priorities for 2017
By A. Christian Whelen, PhD, D(ABMM), laboratory director, Hawaii Department of Health State Laboratories; president, APHL Board of Directors Hau`oli Makahiki Hou (“Happy New Year”…
Inside the public health lab Zika response: ‘It’s the great unknown as to how much longer this will go on’
By Kim Krisberg Public health laboratory scientists are well used to the preparations and demands that come with emerging disease threats. But Zika virus is…
3 Zika tests explained
by Anne Gaynor, manager of HIV, hepatitis, STD and TB programs, APHL Public health laboratories around the US have been in the epicenter of Zika…
APHL urged action on Zika but Congress didn’t listen
By Peter Kyriacopoulos, senior director of public policy, APHL On January 11, 2016, APHL first expressed concern about the public health implications of Zika virus…
Zika: un virus antiguo con nuevos desafíos
For English | Portuguese Si bien el Zika no es virus nuevo, este brote reciente ha generado muchos desafíos y preguntas nuevas. Nuestros socios y…
Zika: Old virus, new challenges
Even though Zika is not a new virus, this recent outbreak has brought forth many new challenges and questions. Our partners and colleagues within the…
Bridging the gap between clinical and public health
by Melanie Padgett Powers, writer A public health team in Oregon used a federal preparedness grant to zero in on the individualized needs of hospitals…
The importance of sustained federal funding for public health
By Stephanie Barahona, associate specialist, Public Health Preparedness and Response, APHL and Sam Abrams, specialist, Public Health Preparedness and Response, APHL As hospitals across the…