When a healthcare-associated group A Streptococcus outbreak affected six patients, four healthcare workers, and one household contact in the labor and delivery unit of an academic medical center, Ohio Dept of Health used whole genome sequencing to investigate. bit.ly/3Vc0gi5

From 2021-22, Florida experienced outbreaks of hepatitis a, invasive meningococcal disease, and mpox. Integrated epidemiological and molecular data show cross-collaboration across public health programs improves response efforts for concurrent outbreaks: bit.ly/3JFMqOJ

Experts used whole genome sequencing #WGS  to find a link between patients & needles used for injecting drugs during an outbreak of a rare bacterium in a California prison. Education on proper drug dilution, storage, & use can help reduce exposure risk: bit.ly/3QyVecL

In a new Nature Communications report, scientists used travel surveillance and genomic epidemiology data from 2009-2022 to study dengue transmission in the Caribbean. They suggest combining local and travel surveillance data could improve global forecasting models. bit.ly/4albl4M

You can explore the revised AMD site at
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ASM is on Capitol Hill today holding a briefing on wastewater and pathogen genomics for infection prevention and control, highlighting the crucial role of the CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System in protecting #publichealth .

A veterinary technician in Kansas contracted sporotrichosis after caring for an indoor-outdoor cat with ulcerated lesions from a Sporothrix fungal infection. CDC used whole-genome sequencing to identify the Sporothrix species & guide response activities: bit.ly/3QJMNvl

As part of Public Service Recognition Week ( #PSRW2024 ), we asked some of our colleagues why they chose a career in #PublicHealth . If you want to know more about #AMDfellowship opportunities through CDC, visit bit.ly/4aebuaj

This April, CDC Advanced Molecular Detection partnered with APHL and CSTE to hold AMD Academy 2024. The 4-day program provided intermediate training for lab scientists and epidemiologists from 23 states. Participants look forward to bringing the collaboration developed here back to their states.

Congratulations to Dr. Amy Kirby, whose work leading CDC Emerging Infections’s National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) has earned her a spot on the TIME 100 Health list!

Find out how Dr. Kirby & CDC use wastewater in public health: bit.ly/3JH6hwX #TIME100HEALTH

Congratulations to SD HHSA as they placed the final beam on their new Public Health Lab. 🏢
Partially supported by CDC’s Office of AMD, the new facility will provide critical space for laboratory testing to track, analyze, and respond to disease outbreaks.

#AMD technologies identified pathogens with the potential to cause debilitating diarrhea in wild chimpanzees and gorillas. The highly contagious pathogens, usually found in humans, could have catastrophic impacts to endangered ape populations in the wild: bit.ly/3TBJ57Q

Using molecular and culture-based methods, scientists detected Naegleria fowleri in 5 park hot springs in Wyoming's #GrandTetonNationalPark . This heat-loving ameba can be found in fresh water across the US. Review the findings: bit.ly/4aCU7QX

Happy Lab Week 2024! 🧪🥼 🧬
Laboratory professionals protect our future by skillfully adapting to meet today’s evolving patient care and public health challenges with resilience, innovation, and expertise. 
Thank you to the many amazing and dedicated laboratory professionals!

Epidemiologists investigating an outbreak found that 15 patients across 9 states acquired infections after cosmetic surgery performed in a South Florida clinic. Whole genome sequencing determined the infections were closely related: bit.ly/3I4sjbW #mmwr

In 2022, drug-resistant, life-threatening infections were detected in 18 states. Researchers used epidemiology and genomic data from more than 50 patients to link the cause of the infections to contaminated artificial tears eye drops. Read more: bit.ly/3vr6px1

Historically, a definitive diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease can only come from examining brain tissue during an autopsy. Researchers found that genomic biomarkers in skin samples at autopsy can aid diagnosis when brain tissue is not an option: bit.ly/3vffysy #mmwr

Contact with bearded dragons was the source of a Salmonella outbreak in 2021-2022, which disproportionately affected infants and often resulted in severe illness. #GenomeSequencing determined that cases in the U.S. & Canada were part of the same outbreak: bit.ly/4aqh4Xp

Learn more about #EmergencyPreparedness at CDC for #NPHW 👉 CDC launched the Pathogen Genomics Centers of Excellence, a network of health departments and research institutions, to prevent and respond to microbial public health threats like #COVID19 : bit.ly/3J96jgw

#NPHW is a great time to highlight new tools and innovations. Wastewater surveillance is a new #publichealth tool🔧 used by CDC to provide early warnings for the spread of infectious diseases like #COVID19 or mpox in communities. Learn more: bit.ly/AMDWastewater