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  • 1.  COLA Talk Lab to Me Podcast - ​Inside the Public Health Laboratory: Detecting Emerging Viruses​

    ASCP Ambassador
    Posted 20 days ago

    Check out the latest COLA - Talk Lab to Me Podcast!

    Public health laboratories are essential institutions that detect disease outbreaks and protect our communities from emerging viral threats. In this episode, we explore how these laboratories work, what it takes to train and retain skilled laboratory science professionals and how they prepare for emerging pathogens like hantavirus. We'll examine what happens inside a public health laboratory and the real challenges of rapidly diagnosing new and emerging diseases. From workforce development and funding constraints to diagnostic innovation preparedness, this episode reveals how public health laboratories serve as a critical pillar of disease surveillance and community protection. Whether you work in healthcare, public health or simply want to understand the institutions safeguarding your health, discover the expertise and resources required to stay ahead of emerging infectious disease threats.

    ​Inside the Public Health Laboratory: Detecting Emerging Viruses​ - YouTube



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    Rodney E. Rohde, PhD, MS, SM(ASCP)CM,SVCM,MBCM, FACSc
    Regents' Professor, Texas State University System
    University Distinguished Chair & Professor, Medical Laboratory Science [MLS] Program
    TEDx Speaker & Global Fellow – Global Citizenship Alliance
    Texas State Honorary Professor of International Studies
    Associate Director, Translational Health Research Initiative @txst_THR
    Past President, Texas Association for CLS

    Texas State University
    MLS Program, Encino Hall 350B [office ENC 363]
    601 University Drive
    San Marcos, TX 78666-4616
    512-245-3500 [CLS suite]; 512-245-2562 [office]
    Email: rrohde@txstate.edu
    Pronouns: he/him/his
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  • 2.  RE: COLA Talk Lab to Me Podcast - ​Inside the Public Health Laboratory: Detecting Emerging Viruses​

    Posted 19 days ago
    Early disease warning system can play a pivotal role in the diagnosis & management of several infectious diseases.







  • 3.  RE: COLA Talk Lab to Me Podcast - ​Inside the Public Health Laboratory: Detecting Emerging Viruses​

    Posted 18 days ago
    Did You Know

    In the United States, there are currently no widely approved polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests or FDA-approved antiviral treatments/vaccines for hantavirus. Because commercially available PCR kits are labeled only for "research use," clinical hospital labs cannot run them on patients.

    Care for hantavirus remains strictly supportive. If a patient exhibits symptoms, doctors rely on intensive care to manage breathing, blood pressure, and kidney function rather than attacking the virus directly with an approved pharmaceutical.

    Agnes Mina 
    Sr Clinical Laboratory Scientist Specialist, 



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