Lab Culture Ep. 18: Alaska state virology lab — Freezing temps, wild animals, and extremely dedicated staff
Every area of our country is unique in ways that make public health laboratory work vary from one state or locality to another. But just…
Infectious Diseases
Are antibiotics making printers great…again?
By Eric Ransom, APHL-CDC Antimicrobial Resistance Fellow Let’s be honest: printers have never been that great. These frustrating devices turn what should be a simple…
Pandemic preparedness has been a boon for US flu surveillance, but it won’t maintain itself
by Kim Krisberg At the peak of the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic, the Wisconsin state public health lab was routinely testing up to 300 specimens…
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…
Influenza prevention and response requires a One Health approach
By Jill Sutton, respiratory diseases intern, APHL Did you know there’s no known influenza A subtype that’s only found in humans? That makes influenza a…
A Little Girl and a Deadly Virus
By Linette Granen, director, Marketing & Membership, APHL This story begins as many others. A young lady met a young man, got married and had…
How my fellowship and an interest in oysters took me to France
By Chelsea Carman When I applied to APHL’s Infectious Diseases Laboratory Fellowship in 2017, I had no idea I’d find myself spending three weeks in…
Lab Culture Ep. 8: Leaders for a TB free world
Every year on March 24, APHL recognizes World TB Day, a day to focus on the valuable work of our members and partners. While tuberculosis…
Public health labs at center of 2017 mumps outbreaks: ‘This really could be a new normal for mumps’
by Kim Krisberg As of December 2, more than 4,900 cases of mumps had been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in…
Public health labs aren’t just on the frontlines of vaccine-preventable outbreaks. They’re often the only line.
by Kim Krisberg In the U.S., rates of vaccine-preventable diseases are so low that many commercial labs don’t even have the ability to test for…