I’m an epidemiologist and associate professor at Johns Hopkins, where I direct the Center for Outbreak Response Innovation. I have a PhD and an MPH. My book, Crisis Averted: The Hidden Science of Fighting Outbreaks was published by Viking in 2024.
CDC is investigating the first documented U.S. outbreak of NDM-1-producing Salmonella, linked to moringa powder capsules.
Measles outbreaks ongoing in multiple states; flu B rising; pertussis incidence elevated but below 2024 highs.
Disease surveillance for front-line clinicians, from the team behind Force of Infection
When a patient tests positive for measles, pertussis, or one of the other 120+ reportable diseases, a series of reports are initiated. Clinicians notify their local or state health department,
Outbreak alerts for busy clinicians