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Tag Archives: Epid
Updates on bird flu in China
From the New York Times: A report on three of the first patients in China to contract a new strain of bird flu paints a grim portrait of severe pneumonia, septic shock and other complications that damaged the brain, kidney … Continue reading
Tweets, posts, tags and likes: Is social media the future of outbreak epidemiology?
A new post from our friends at Mind the Science Gap: Tweets, Posts, Tags and Likes: Is Social Media the Future of Outbreak Epidemiology? Read, enjoy, and comment!
Solve the outbreak!
Do you want to be a disease detective? the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released a new app, Solve the Outbreak. New outbreaks happen every day and CDC’s disease detectives are on the front lines, working 24/7 … Continue reading
Lecture – Forecasting seasonal outbreaks of influenza
Columbia University researcher Jeffrey Shaman, who studies environmental determinants of infectious disease transmission, will speak next month at the School of Public Health on “Forecasting Seasonal Outbreaks of Influenza”. Date: Tuesday, Feb. 5 Time: 4-5:30 Location: 1690 SPH 1 (Lane Aud.) … Continue reading
This is how diabetes swept the nation
NPR’s Shots blog created a map that shows graphically how the prevalence of diabetes has changed over time. Access the interactive map here. Read the CDC report here: Diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes in the United States, all ages, 2010
New MeSH terms for PubMed 2013
The National Library of Medicine has released a list of the new MeSH terms for the coming year. Among the terms of interest to public health are: Dual MEDICAID MEDICARE Eligibility Food Quality Fukushima Nuclear Accident Geographic Mapping Meaningful Use … Continue reading
Disease detection: Laboratories on the front lines
From the CDC’s blog, Public Health Matters: You can’t respond to threats if you don’t know what they are, which is one reason that laboratories play such an important role in public health. Public health laboratories have helped detect all … Continue reading
New from NAP – The Continuing Epidemiological Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa
From the National Academies Press: Among the poorest and least developed regions in the world, sub-Saharan Africa has long faced a heavy burden of disease, with malaria, tuberculosis, and, more recently, HIV being among the most prominent contributors to that … Continue reading
Interested in global public health?
Read the latest edition of the CDC’s Updates from the field . . . , which includes stories on an outbreak investigation of an illness of unknown etiology in Yemen, a profile of Michele Evering-Watley, CDC Instructional Designer and Health … Continue reading
Partners and Frameworks IDSR and IHR (2005) Implementation
From the CDC: In December 2011, the WHO Regional Office for Africa, the Stimson Center, and the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services co-hosted a workshop to highlight the implementation of the revised International Health Regualtions … Continue reading
