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COVID-19 and biosafety: Perspectives and lessons learned from a public health laboratory

By Gregory Hovan, Microbiology Manager I, Delaware Public Health Laboratory The United States has more COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths than any other nation, as…

The importance of sustained federal funding for public health

July 30, 2020

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By Stephanie Barahona, associate specialist, Public Health Preparedness and Response, APHL and Sam Abrams, specialist, Public Health Preparedness and Response, APHL As hospitals across the…

New Lab Matters: A game-changer in the fight against antibiotic resistance

September 19, 2019

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Given the global rise of drug-resistant pathogens over the past few decades, some physicians and scientists warn of a possible antibiotic apocalypse—a scary, post-antibiotic era.…

Q&A with Iowa lab’s safety officer, Drew Fayram: How the CDC/APHL biosafety and biosecurity program created a culture of safety

January 24, 2018

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APHL recently checked in with Drew Fayram, the safety officer at the State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa, to get his perspective on…

Biorisk management is fundamental to global health security

November 3, 2017

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By Samantha Dittrich, manager, Global Health Security Agenda, APHL Over the past 60 years, the number of new diseases per decade has increased nearly fourfold.…

Lab Culture Ep. 6: What is the Biosafety Peer Network?

October 24, 2017

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The Biosafety Peer Network (aka the Visiting Biosafety Official Program) links US local, state, and territorial public health laboratories with US-affiliated Pacific Island laboratories to…

2016 Annual Meeting — Day 2

June 7, 2016

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What a day! Below are some of the top tweets and a few photo highlights. For more of the day's tweets, check out our Storify. Top…

MERS-CoV: Why We Are Not Panicking

May 15, 2014

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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

January 8, 2014

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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…

Sarin Gas Attacks in Syria: What if it happened in the US?

November 19, 2013

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By Surili Sutaria Patel, Senior Specialist, Environmental Health, APHL “It is the worst use of chemical weapons on civilians in the 21st century,” said United…