Laboratory Science and Public Health at CDC

Details

• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Supplement
• Personal Author:
  Steinberg, Karen K. ; Nicholson, J.
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Coordinating Center for Health Promotion
• Description:
  Laboratory technology is as essential to public health practitioners for monitoring threats to public health as it is to clinical practitioners who depend on laboratory technology to diagnose and monitor disease in individuals. Laboratory technology provides essential information for effective public health interventions, whether monitoring emerging infectious Diseases, such as avian influenza globally; identifying pathogens, such as Escherichia Coli in the U.S. food supply and pinpointing its source; screening newborns for devastating disorders, such as phenylketonuria, that can be prevented by early intervention; or developing the capacity to quickly screen for exposure to chemical and biologic agents.
• Subjects:
  CDC / History Clinical Laboratory Techniques / History Communicable Diseases / Diagnosis Environmental Exposure Environmental Illness / Diagnosis History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Public Health / History
• Source:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Supplement, 2006; v.55, p. 5-6 (4 pdf pages)
• Series:
  Supplements: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  2380-8950 (print) ; 2380-8942 (digital)
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Name as Subject:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Genre:
  Historical Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  p. 5-6 (4 pdf pages)
• Volume:
  55
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/106195/cdc_106195_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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