Mailman School Researchers Develop New Diagnostic Test for Ebola and Marburg Viruses and Other High-Risk Pathogens
Researchers at the Jerome L. and Dawn Greene Infectious Disease Laboratory, led by Thomas Briese, PhD, associate professor of Epidemiology, have developed a rapid, comprehensive diagnostic test for viral hemorrhagic fevers caused by the Ebola and Marburg viruses, as well as others. The new diagnostic tool is addressed in a paper published in the April issue of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Emerging Infectious Diseases.
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Allan Rosenfield Receives Multiple Awards for Public Health Leadership Including Prestigious Margaret Sanger Award

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Students Harness Cutting-Edge Technology and Gain Perspective on the Geography of Public Health Issues
A new course offered by the Department of Environmental Health Sciences and the Urbanism and the Built Environment Track (in the Department of Sociomedical Sciences) is gaining the interest among MPH and doctoral students throughout the School. Public Health GIS, or geographic information systems, which received a 2005-2006 Dean's Award for Innovation in the Curriculum and is one of the few GIS courses taught at a school of public health, allows students to develop GIS skills and spatial analysis techniques through hands-on experience.
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