IDPB's Contributions

Infectious disease pathology at CDC has contributed to the identification, diagnosis and pathogenesis knowledge of many emerging infectious diseases and other diseases of public health importance.

• Pathogenesis of pandemic influenza A (H1N1)
• Diagnosis of transplant-associated rabies virus infection in the United States (AL, AR, OK, TX)
• Investigation of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
• Assistance during bioterrorism-related anthrax in the United States
• Diagnosis and investigation of outbreak of enterovirus 71 in Taiwan
• Surveillance of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS)