Yale University Experts Offer Insights on H1N1 Outbreak

Strategic Insights -

Yale University is at the forefront of addressing the H1N1 outbreak, with a team of experts offering specialized knowledge on various aspects of the pandemic, including treatment, diagnosis, epidemiology, and global health implications. Experts from the Yale School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Hospital are available to share their expertise with the public, providing critical information on the virus, its mutations, and the ongoing public health response.

Key Takeaways:

  • 6 experts from Yale University's School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Hospital are available to speak on H1N1, covering various aspects of the pandemic.
  • The experts include specialists in treatment and diagnosis, epidemiology and public health response, diagnostic testing, global health implications, the history of epidemics, and the biology and mutation of viruses.
  • The experts can address the vaccine, diagnosis, treatment, comparisons with last spring's H1N1 pandemic, and the 1918 flu epidemic, as well as genetic mutations that could make the virus more dangerous.
  • Treatment and diagnosis expertise is led by Robert Baltimore, MD, Vincent Quagliarello, MD, and Marie Landry, MD.
  • Epidemiology and public health response expertise is led by Louise Dembry, MD, and Mark Russi, MD.
  • Global health implications expertise is led by Michael Cappello, MD.
  • Historical context and comparisons with the 1918 global flu epidemic can be provided by Naomi Rogers, PhD.

Statistics:

  • 6 experts are available to address various aspects of the H1N1 outbreak.
  • 4 experts specialize in treatment and diagnosis.
  • 2 experts specialize in epidemiology and public health response.
  • 1 expert specializes in global health implications.
  • 1 expert specializes in the history of epidemics.
  • 2 experts specialize in diagnostic testing.
  • Experts can provide insights on diagnostic testing, treatment, epidemiology, and global health implications.

Sources:

  • "President Obama has declared the H1N1 outbreak a national emergency." - Unattributed, M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX, Oct 27, 2009
  • Yale University Press Release, Oct 27, 2009.