Without public health surveillance, officials trying to tackle outbreaks, identify threats and evaluate treatments are working ‘in the darkness of ignorance.’
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Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
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Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
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Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
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Ph.D. Student Researcher in Environmental Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
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Professor Emeritus of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health