Category - Infectious Diseases

Quote testing remains an important tool in our toolbox. Robust public health laboratory testing, clinical laboratory testing and rapid testing are all critical to helping slow the pandemic. End quote

APHL: White House COVID-19 Action Plan is the right move at the right time

September 10, 2021

Three scientists work on wastewater testing in the Wyoming Public Health Laboratory.

Wastewater tracking provides warning signs of local COVID-19 burden

August 4, 2021

During a 2021 APHL Annual Conference session, Scott Shone, PhD, director of the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health, held up a mini poster that still hangs on his wall that says at the top “States Are Now In Charge of Testing.”

Pandemic regulatory challenges created public health laboratory collaborations

July 21, 2021

Scott Becker, APHL CEO, and Dr. Rick Bright, Rockefeller Foundation's Senior Vice President of Pandemic Prevention and Response

Lab Culture Ep. 25: A Conversation with Dr. Rick Bright

July 13, 2021

Lessons learned from setting up point-of-care COVID-19 test sites

May 24, 2021

APHL: Historic Investments Will Strengthen Public Health Laboratory Workforce

May 13, 2021

Flu practically disappeared during COVID-19 pandemic

May 6, 2021

Four scientists look at SARS-CoV-2 sequencing data.

Detecting, Sequencing and Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 Virus Variants

April 19, 2021

Quote: “We look forward to continuing to work with the administration and partners in strengthening our laboratory and testing capacity to help stop the spread of this deadly virus.”

APHL Welcomes Biden Administration’s Boost to COVID-19 Testing Strategy

March 17, 2021

Securing public health data in the age of COVID-19

New Lab Matters: Securing public health data in the age of COVID-19

March 9, 2021