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Experts on the news
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Nasia Safdar on: Monitoring of Hantavirus Outbreak
Federal health officials are monitoring a growing hantavirus outbreak linked to international travel, as public health agencies work to trace exposures and assess the risk of wider transmission. The situation has renewed attention on how infectious disease outbreaks are identified, contained, and communicated to the public.
Nasia Safdar, Professor of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin Madison and an expert in infectious diseases and infection prevention, studies outbreak response, disease transmission, and public health preparedness.
She can speak to:
• How public health officials investigate and contain emerging infectious disease outbreaks.
• What makes hantavirus different from more easily transmissible respiratory viruses and how risk is assessed.
• Why clear public health communication and coordinated response systems are critical during evolving outbreaks.Recent Media:
ABC 27- May 2026
