Recorded August 9, 2017 — Dr. Colleen Kraft presents “Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Role of Hospital and Public Health Laboratories.”
Colleen S. Kraft MD, MSc, is an Associate Professor at the Emory University School of Medicine and Medical Director of the Emory Medical Laboratories Microbiology Section. She was one of the infectious diseases physicians at Emory Hospital to receive and care for patients who had contracted Ebola virus disease and Lassa fever in West Africa—including Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol. She was also a liaison to the laboratory and outside research institutions. Dr. Kraft has an MD from Indiana University, and an MSc from Emory University in Clinical Research.
Quick Links & Resources for this Webinar
American Society for Microbiology
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Emerging Infectious Diseases”
Nature, “The Challenge for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases”
Nature, “Global Trends in Emerging Infectious Disease”
U.S. Institute of Medicine, “Forum on Microbial Threats”
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, “Clusters of Acute Respiratory Illness Associated with Human Enterovirus 68 – Asia, Europe, and United States, 2008-2010”
National Institute of Health, “The Use of TKM-100802 and Convalescent Plasma in 2 Patients with Ebola Virus Disease in the United States”
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