APHL

JANUARY 7, 2025

More stories from our global health wastewater surveillance series: Waste Not: Building a Wastewater Surveillance System in Zambia Eyes Below the Surface: Wastewater Surveillance Pilot Program in Uganda Shows Potential for Future Pandemic Monitoring Testing the Waters: Ethiopia Pilots a Wastewater Surveillance Program The post How Kenya Built a Wastewater-based (..)

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APHL

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Because people can shed viruses in their feces before ever displaying symptoms, wastewater surveillance is a quick and cost-effective way for public health officials to monitor what’s circulating in the community and act to prevent further spread. The pilot survey was conducted from February to October 2023.

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APHL

JANUARY 15, 2025

We genotype these specimens and send the data to CDC via CaliciNet [a national norovirus surveillance system comprised of federal, state and local public health laboratories], Anhalt explained. The post Norovirus Is Spiking: Why the Surge and How to Protect Yourself appeared first on APHL Blog.

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Smart Data Collective

MAY 4, 2023

Vendor security is a key component of TPRM, ensuring that vendors adhere to robust security practices to protect the sensitive data and systems they handle. This blog post delves into the various elements of vendor security and discusses best practices to maintain robust security in vendor relationships.

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APHL

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

And the fact that we hear about food illness investigations means the country’s surveillance system is working as it should. The post Just in Time for the Holidays: 10 Food Safety Myths—Busted appeared first on APHL Blog. Myth # 5: That little taste of raw cookie dough won’t make me sick.

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International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

MAY 19, 2022

However, few countries have similar physical activity surveillance systems, and even fewer have data from before the 2007 advent of smartphones. Most current physical activity surveillance systems are therefore unlikely to fully capture real changes in human movement behaviour across the lifespan.

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APHL

OCTOBER 7, 2024

APHL, along with CDC, launched the Influenza Virologic Surveillance Right Size Roadmap to help determine how many samples each state should contribute to the national surveillance system. It also points to the quality and number of samples the US system contributes when it comes to developing candidate vaccine viruses.

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