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Disease surveillance leaves out the communities that need it most

As the current COVID-19 crisis has made abundantly clear, public health agencies need reliable, up-to-date information to effectively address evolving health problems at local, state, and federal levels. But, according to a recent study, systems to track disease outbreaks are leaving out people living in impoverished neighborhoods.
- by Laura Castañón July 9, 2020
‘We find ourselves asking scientists to do more than simply study the virus’

As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, epidemiological models continue to provide vital information for lawmakers, public health officials, and people trying to slow the spread of the coronavirus. This has put the scientists who make the models in the spotlight.
- by Laura Castañón July 6, 2020
What China can teach us about managing the COVID-19 pandemic

Northeastern researchers joined forces with colleagues around the globe to analyze the efforts to control the COVID-19 outbreak in China. Their findings provide a roadmap for other countries to follow.
- by Laura Castañón March 25, 2020
The coronavirus outbreak is an international public health emergency. Here’s what that means.

“Either the screening, detection, and isolation in China will be able to contain the epidemic there, or it will be a global issue,” says Northeastern professor Alessandro Vespignani. “And this will be decided in the next couple of weeks.”
- by Laura Castañón January 30, 2020

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