Detecting, Sequencing and Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 Virus Variants
By Melissa Schraeder, writer Sequencing viruses has many purposes, two of which are for surveillance of circulating strains and for analyzing clusters. During the first…
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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…
I Work for the Babies, Says Minnesota Newborn Screening Laboratorian
By Holly Winslow, Newborn Screening Analyst 2, Newborn Screening Program, Minnesota Department of Health I fell into lab work. What else is a fresh graduate…
Screening Scores Big for These Minnesota Twins
One of the most dangerous and persistent problems in the follow-up of newborn screening is the “no news is good news” assumption. Closing that gap,…