The Hype Surrounding MERS-CoV: Should We Be Worried?
By Tyler Wolford, MS, Specialist, Laboratory Response Network, APHL If this is your first time seeing a virus up close you probably weren’t aware of…
Infectious Diseases
What We’re Reading – Cyclospora Edition
By Jessica Monmaney, Associate Specialist, Food Safety and Infectious Diseases, APHL Cyclosporiasis, the infection of Cyclospora, is rare in the U.S., so when the Iowa Department…
What We’re Reading — Measles Edition: One of Ms in MMR
By Laura Iwig, Senior Specialist, Infectious Disease Program, APHL For many people, the word “measles” conjures up memories of the series of MMR vaccines –…
A Look Back at the New Hampshire Hepatitis C Outbreak
By Celia Hagan, Manager, HIV, Hepatitis, STD, TB Programs, APHL People often associate hepatitis with intravenous drug use or getting tattoos or piercings at dirty…
Unlocking My Unselfish Gene
By Sharon Master, Biological Sciences Bureau Chief, Scientific Laboratory Division, New Mexico Department of Health If I were yanked off the street five years ago…
Into the Wild: Lab Edition
By Samantha Case, APHL/CDC EID Training Fellow, Arctic Investigations Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention It looks like a scene from one of the…
World TB Day: What’s in a name?
By Will Murtaugh, Specialist, Infectious Diseases, TB Programs, APHL World TV Day, you say?! Sorry, unfortunately not. But since you’re here – let’s talk about World…
The Newest SuperBug: CRE
By Laura Iwig, Senior Specialist, Infectious Disease Program, APHL What is this new antibiotic-resistant superbug that is flooding the news streams these days? Nightmare bacteria? …
No Haven From Norovirus in Paradise
By Nichole Nirei, Intern, Hawaii Department of Health, State Laboratories Division Aloha – I am Nichole Nirei, a Microbiology student at the University of Hawaii…
Syphilis: An Old Disease That Keeps on Giving
By Kelly E. Wroblewski, MPH, MT (ASCP), Director of Infectious Disease Programs, APHL Looking for that perfect Valentine’s Day gift that keeps on giving? How…