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Biotech leader is new Hygienic Lab ambassador An advocate for Iowa's biotech business sector is the new Environmental and Public Health Ambassador for the State Hygienic Laboratory. |
Unpasteurized apple cider suspected cause of crypto cases Johnson County Public Health is investigating a cluster of illnesses caused by cryptosporidiosis ('crypto'), a disease resulting from a parasite that causes watery diarrhea, sometimes accompanied by nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps and low grade fever. |
Lab welcomes management and infectious disease fellows One of the first fellows assigned to a public health laboratory in a CDC pilot program and an Iowa native studying an advanced method of organism identification joined the Hygienic Laboratory this fall. |
Shared knowledge advances SCID screening in Puerto Rico A chance meeting at an international conference turned into an opportunity to help Puerto Rico implement a screening process for a potentially curable condition in babies. |
Welcome, Ambassador! It was a day of celebration at the Hygienic Lab. We welcomed our new Environmental and Public Health Ambassador, applauded the advancements in maternal screening of our former ambassador and marked the 50th anniversary of newborn screening in the nation. |