The Epidemic Intelligence Service has been a crucial tool in fighting diseases at home and abroad. Its impact would be impossible to replace.
At the viral chatter stage of an outbreak, pathogens are just starting to infect people in sporadic bursts. It’s a sign that a pandemic may be on the horizon.
Overfishing, disease and environmental crimes cause social and political instability, economic strife and strained international relations.
Public school access to high-quality teachers is shrinking, while teen reports of feeling unsafe at school are on the rise.
Public school access to high-quality teachers is shrinking, while teen reports of feeling unsafe at school are on the rise.
Scientific discoveries are necessary to eliminate epidemic diseases. But addressing socioeconomic factors is just as essential in the fight against diseases such as syphilis, AIDS and TB.
With the devastating 1918 pandemic in mind, US health officials saw an outbreak in Asia and swung into action. What happened offers lessons for today.
Raw milk can carry many dangerous germs − now including the H5N1 virus that causes avian flu.
Rather than winging it when an unusual health event crops up, health officials take a systematic approach. The goal is to quickly figure out what’s going on and squash any outbreak before it spreads.
An epidemiologist makes the case that a rush of research to stop a swine flu outbreak led to an accidental lab release of an extinct virus. Preparing for one pandemic triggered a different one.
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