PulseNet International: Detecting Global Foodborne Outbreaks
by Kristy Kubota, MPH, senior specialist for PulseNet Program, and Kara Watarida, temporary PulseNet program coordinatorImagine an international outbreak of E. coli O157:H7. With the…
Food Safety
Who Will Help Build Food Safety Partnerships?
by Mike Smith, specialist, food safety program APHL is holding the 13th Annual PulseNet Update Meeting in Utah this week. In the spirit of partnership,…
APHL Staff Explore Emerging Technologies
by Sikha Singh, specialist, Laboratory Response NetworkRecently, APHL staff met with a bioMérieux representative to gather more information on an advanced microbial genotyping system. This…
Experts Cite Lack of Resources for Public Health Laboratories as Impediment to Response in Foodborne Outbreaks
A lack of resources at state and local public health laboratories slows response to foodborne outbreaks, according to experts at a national meeting of food…
APHL at White House: Obama’s Food Safety Working Group Adopts Public Health Approach
by Scott Becker, APHL Executive Director On July 7, 2009, I had the pleasure to attend a White House event for President Obama’s Food Safety…
FERN Microbiological Cooperative Agreement Program Grant
FDA's Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) has recently announced that it will be using its Microbiological Cooperative Agreement Program Grant mechanism (U18) to solicit applications…
CIFOR guidelines released
Within the next couple of weeks, expect to see a copy of the recently completed Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response, a comprehensive best-practices document,…
2010 Proposed Federal Budget
President Obama recently unveiled his proposed 2010 federal budget. Unfortunately, it was disappointing to see that the budget generally maintained, but did not increase, the…
Despite Outbreak, Work Continues
The recent outbreak of novel Influenza A H1N1 and the subsequent laboratory response have shed light on the work of state and local public health…