Public Health

Recent News

Oct 11, 2013

Public health groups oppose 'mini' House bills to fund agencies

Public health groups are lining up to oppose 'piecemeal' efforts to fund federal agencies.

Oct 01, 2013

Fed shutdown affects disease detection, food safety

Response to seasonal flu, H7N9, MERS, and other threats could be markedly diminished.

Sep 19, 2013

News Scan for Sep 19, 2013

Canadian SARS leader dies
Polio risk in Africa
MDR/XDR-TB in Europe
Sep 13, 2013

News Scan for Sep 13, 2013

Meningococcal vaccine in Africa
Deaths down in young kids
MERS risk in Europe
Ameba in water system
Sep 12, 2013

News Scan for Sep 12, 2013

Dengue cases in Florida
Health departments and the recession
European foodborne disease
C diff, MRSA treatments
Sep 10, 2013

CDC head: Global disease threats call for better tools

CDC Director Tom Frieden says new issues like MERS call for better diagnostic tools.

Sep 05, 2013

News Scan for Sep 05, 2013

Call for 24/7 disease-notification feed
Measles in the Netherlands
Aug 30, 2013

News Scan for Aug 30, 2013

H3N2v in Korean pigs
Targeting mosquitoes in malaria fight
Safe water and sanitation
Aug 23, 2013

News Scan for Aug 23, 2013

Global HCW hand hygiene
West Nile cases rise
H9N2 mutations
Cyclospora total grows
FDA warns about third-party lab
Aug 20, 2013

CDC funding helps states boost disease detection

The CDC today announced $75 million in grants to help states and cities respond to infectious disease threats.

Resources & Literature

Recent Literature

CDC. Progress in increasing electronic reporting of laboratory results to public health agencies—United States, 2013. MMWR 2013 Sep 27;62(38):797-9

Closser S, Jooma R. Why we must provide better support for Pakistan's female frontline health workers. PLoS Med 2103 (published online Oct 8)

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