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Testing the Waters: Ethiopia Pilots a Wastewater Surveillance Program

APHL

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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New York’s public health system is largely protected from national level changes. Here’s why.

HEALTHBEAT

New York is just a flight away, and communications have been frozen between the CDC and the World Health Organization. The United States doesnt have clear visibility into global health threats. Instead, they were treated for another health issue. A new Global Health Report On Jan.

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How well did the EU respond to the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic? Experts now give their verdict

Frontiers

In 2004, the EU created the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), precisely with the goal of coordinating cross-border disease surveillance and guidelines. The aim: to draw lessons for future pandemics.

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The U.S. withdrawal from the WHO

Your Local Epidemiologist

The decision raises important questions about the organization’s value and effectiveness, but it also underscores its irreplaceable role in global health—despite its flaws. To promote health, keep people safe, and serve vulnerable populations worldwide. Its mission? Then, there is a scope problem. The result?

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Threats to public health at every angle

Your Local Epidemiologist

Public health can no longer upgrade immunization information systems. Public health can no longer upgrade disease surveillance and reporting. Public health can no longer carry out major lab renovations and modernization. Want your mayor to save money and lives by addressing the opioid epidemic?