New Lab Matters: 100 Years of Influenza

In 1918, no one even knew for sure that influenza was a viral disease; but then, the field of public health laboratory practice was still in its infancy. One hundred years later, public health is in a much better place, but critical preparedness gaps still persist. As our feature article shows, public health laboratories are working to keep their communities safe, through often difficult funding circumstances.

Here are just a few of this issue’s highlights:

• Alaska Puts NGS into Action for Canine Parvovirus Outbreak
• APHL Deploys Laboratory Assessment Team to Puerto Rico
• Creating a Stronger, Safer Lab Workforce in Ethiopia
• Preparing for PFAS: An Emerging Chemical Threat
• Urban Growth and Rural Tradition at the Oregon PHL
• Reinventing a Public Health Laboratory in Riverside County

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Key words: APHL, public health, laboratory, laboratory testing, public health laboratory, laboratory assessment, Measles, bioinformatics, parvo, PFAS, chemical testing