UK Health Security

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Measures to protect against humans from bird flu UKHSA works with the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Food Standards Agency (FSA), and the public health agencies of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to monitor the risk to human health from emerging influenza viruses.

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KFF Health News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

. “I have been distressed and depressed by the lack of epidemiologic data and the lack of surveillance,” said Nicole Lurie, formerly the assistant secretary for preparedness and response in the Obama administration. “But a handful of mild symptoms don’t warrant a heavy-handed response.”

Emergency Preparedness and Response 145

Emergency Preparedness and Response Disease Surveillance Communicable Diseases Health Policy 145

APHL

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The workshop content focused on the nine laboratory leadership competencies: laboratory systems; leadership; management; communication; quality management systems; biosafety and biosecurity; disease surveillance and outbreak investigation; emergency preparedness, response and recovery; and research.

Health Education and Training Organizations 105

Health Education and Training Organizations Food Security and Safety Emergency Preparedness and Response Outbreak Investigation 105

ProMED

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Samdesk, the fastest crisis detection platform, is proud to announce a first of its kind partnership with the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID)’s Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases, better known as ProMED, the leading producer of global infectious disease early warning alerts.

Emergency Preparedness and Response 52

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HEALTHBEAT

OCTOBER 25, 2024

I have been distressed and depressed by the lack of epidemiologic data and the lack of surveillance,” said Nicole Lurie, formerly the assistant secretary for preparedness and response in the Obama administration. But a handful of mild symptoms don’t warrant a heavy-handed response.” All the bird flu cases among U.S.

Emergency Preparedness and Response 56

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KFF Health News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

“It’s disheartening to see so many of the same failures that emerged during the covid-19 crisis reemerge,” said Tom Bollyky, director of the Global Health Program at the Council on Foreign Relations. Surveillance outside of farms was even patchier than on them, and bird flu tests are hard to get.

Emergency Preparedness and Response 145

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HEALTHBEAT

MARCH 26, 2025

In New York City, the grant terminations come as the agency faces pressing public health threats, including the highest number of tuberculosis cases in a decade, the emergence of local measles cases , and rising concerns about bird flu. And we really need rapid response. We cannot and do not operate in a vacuum, she wrote.

Mental Health and Public Health 141

Mental Health and Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Disease Surveillance Mental Health Services 141