Public Health Labs Crucial to Outbreak Response
January 21, 2011 Sharon Shea, MHS, MT (ASCP), Director of Infectious Disease and Food Safety Programs, APHL Those of us who work in the food…
Food Safety
Salmonella in eggs causes one of the largest foodborne outbreaks in history
By Kara Watarida, Associate Specialist, PulseNet, APHL Looking back at 2010, one of the largest foodborne outbreaks in history occurred. Who would have suspected that…
Don’t let your Thanksgiving take an unhealthy turn
Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, pie! Thanksgiving brings wonderful memories of family, friends and home cooked meals for many Americans. Let’s do our best to keep…
NOAA Test Detects Oil Component in Fish and Shellfish
Public health agencies and laboratories have a crucial role to play in the BP oil spill crisis as testers of seafood. Chemical testing ensures that…
Case Study 1 — The Response
To follow up on our previous post about Mr Fudd and his family's mysterious illness...Response:If the specimen was initially tested in a sentinel clinical laboratory…
Celebrating Lab Week — Case Study 1
Happy National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week! As a fun activity during the week several programs at APHL will be posting fun case studies related to…
National Public Health Week — APHL Honors Public Health Laboratories
By Mary Shaffran, Senior Director, Public Health Programs, APHL Along with our partners, the public health laboratories are working to keep communities healthy. Laboratorians work…
Salmonella Outbreak Leads to Heightened Surveillance
As laboratory and epidemiology surveillance systems expand and improve, more foodborne outbreaks are being detected. Additionally, the vehicles responsible have become more diverse. Whereas the…
Yet Another Multi-state Salmonella Outbreak Proves Need for PulseNet
The latest large-scale foodborne disease outbreak—involving Salmonella-tainted Italian salami products—has sickened at least 225 people in 44 states and Washington, DC. More than 50 are…
The Scoop: Michael Taylor, FDA’s First Deputy Commissioner For Foods
By Nancy Maddox, MPH The new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) post, deputy commissioner for foods (DCF), was created to help fulfill President Obama’s pledge…