Experts: Today’s public health crises are just the beginning

Two experts offer insights on what seems to be a particularly troubling time for public health, both in the US and internationally.

The first US case of polio in ten years was diagnosed in New York. There have been a number of unexplained cases of hepatitis in children. Tuberculosis cases are on the rise. And there’s been an uptick in cases of scarlet fever in the United Kingdom. What’s going on? And what can we do about it?

“Scientists are always going to work to stay ahead of the diseases and save lives…. But I think the bigger question is will societies and governments listen? Will the public?”

Julie Swann is a systems engineer with expertise in public health whose work focuses on making health care more efficient, effective, and equitable. Swann is the department head and professor in the industrial and systems engineering department at North Carolina State University. Matt Koci is a virologist and immunologist whose work focuses on host-microbe interactions; he is a professor in NC State’s poultry science department.

Here, Swann and Koci answer questions about overlapping crises and best responses:

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