Nature Communications (Jun 2019)
Lessons from the reestablishment of Public Health Laboratory activities in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
- Margaret C. Hardy,
- Rita C. Stinnett,
- Kristine J. Kines,
- Danisha M. Rivera-Nazario,
- David E. Lowe,
- Alexandra M. Mercante,
- Nathalie Gonzalez Jimenez,
- Rosa I. Cuevas Ruiz,
- Héctor I. Rivera Arbolay,
- Rafael L. Gonzalez Peña,
- Mayra Toro,
- Alma A. Trujillo,
- Claudia L. Pappas,
- Anna C. Llewellyn,
- Francisco Candal,
- María Burgos Garay,
- Gerardo A. Gomez,
- Jeniffer Concepcion Acevedo,
- Marisela Ansbro,
- Hercules Moura,
- Michael W. Shaw,
- Atis Muehlenbachs,
- Lovisa C. Romanoff,
- Brittany J. Sunshine,
- Dale A. Rose,
- Anita Patel,
- Craig N. Shapiro,
- S. Carolina Luna-Pinto,
- Satish K. Pillai,
- Eduardo O’Neill
Affiliations
- Margaret C. Hardy
- Laboratory Leadership Service Fellowship, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rita C. Stinnett
- Laboratory Leadership Service Fellowship, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Kristine J. Kines
- Laboratory Leadership Service Fellowship, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Danisha M. Rivera-Nazario
- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- David E. Lowe
- Laboratory Leadership Service Fellowship, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Alexandra M. Mercante
- Division of Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Nathalie Gonzalez Jimenez
- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rosa I. Cuevas Ruiz
- Public Health Laboratories, Puerto Rico Department of Health
- Héctor I. Rivera Arbolay
- Public Health Laboratories, Puerto Rico Department of Health
- Rafael L. Gonzalez Peña
- Public Health Laboratories, Puerto Rico Department of Health
- Mayra Toro
- Public Health Laboratories, Puerto Rico Department of Health
- Alma A. Trujillo
- Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Claudia L. Pappas
- Influenza Division, National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Anna C. Llewellyn
- Global Immunization Division, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Francisco Candal
- Office of Technology and Innovation, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- María Burgos Garay
- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Gerardo A. Gomez
- Division of Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Jeniffer Concepcion Acevedo
- Division of Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Marisela Ansbro
- Division of Select Agents and Toxins, Center for Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Hercules Moura
- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Michael W. Shaw
- Office of the Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Atis Muehlenbachs
- Office of the Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Lovisa C. Romanoff
- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Brittany J. Sunshine
- Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Dale A. Rose
- Division of Emergency Operations, Center for Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Anita Patel
- Influenza Coordination Unit, National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Craig N. Shapiro
- Division of Emergency Operations, Center for Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- S. Carolina Luna-Pinto
- Office of the Director, Center for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Satish K. Pillai
- Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Eduardo O’Neill
- Office of the Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10776-y
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 10,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 8
Abstract
Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017 and resulted in a complete loss of activity of the Public Health Laboratories. Here, the authors discuss the approach taken and tools developed to re-establish activity in these laboratories using a quality management system and the lessons learned in this process.
