7 times public health preparedness proved critical
Our nation’s public health system responds to emergencies such as natural disasters, infectious disease outbreaks, bioterrorism attacks and more both domestically and globally. There’s no…
Public Health Preparedness & Response
CDC Emergency Operations Center: Always on Alert
By Tyler Wolford, senior specialist, Laboratory Response Network, APHL Positioned among administrative offices, high containment laboratories and extensive corridors at the US Centers for Disease…
Zika: Old virus, new challenges
Even though Zika is not a new virus, this recent outbreak has brought forth many new challenges and questions. Our partners and colleagues within the…
September 30, 2014: As Ebola Arrived, the Texas Public Health Lab was Ready
This post was originally written for From The Lab Bench on October 2, 2014. ________ By Michelle M. Forman, senior media specialist, APHL The world…
Building Connections and Recognizing Excellence at the 2015 LRN National Meeting
By Kara MacKeil-Pepin, associate specialist, Public Health Preparedness and Response, APHL At the 2015 Laboratory Response Network (LRN) National Meeting in Atlanta, members gathered to…
Responding to the Animas River disaster: Who’s testing what?
by Megan Latshaw, director, Environmental Health, APHL It was Saturday morning and my energetic six-year-old daughter was occupied for a moment, so I had a…
TIME’s 2014 Person of the Year: Recognizing the Ebola Fighting Laboratorians
By Chris N. Mangal, MPH, director, Public Health Preparedness and Response, APHL This year saw the deadliest outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, specifically in…
In US, Massive Effort to Detect and Respond to Ebola Already Underway
By Tyler Wolford, MS, Specialist, Laboratory Response Network, APHL Our curiosity and fears have been running wild since the 2014 Ebola* outbreak in West Africa…
MERS-CoV: Why We Are Not Panicking
By Tyler Wolford, Specialist, Laboratory Response Network, Public Health Preparedness and Response Program; and Stephanie Chester, Senior Specialist, Influenza Program, Infectious Disease Program, APHL By now you have…
USAMRIID: Biodefense from the Cold War to Present Day
By Chris Chadwick, Specialist, Public Health Preparedness and Response, Tyler Wolford, Specialist, LRN, and Kara MacKeil, Associate Specialist, Public Health Preparedness and Response Many of…