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Lessons from the reestablishment of Public Health Laboratory activities in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
Hardy MC , Stinnett RC , Kines KJ , Rivera-Nazario DM , Lowe DE , Mercante AM , Gonzalez Jimenez N , Cuevas Ruiz RI , Rivera Arbolay HI , Gonzalez Pena RL , Toro M , Trujillo AA , Pappas CL , Llewellyn AC , Candal F , Burgos Garay M , Gomez GA , Concepcion Acevedo J , Ansbro M , Moura H , Shaw MW , Muehlenbachs A , Romanoff LC , Sunshine BJ , Rose DA , Patel A , Shapiro CN , Luna-Pinto SC , Pillai SK , O'Neill E . Nat Commun 2019 10 (1) 2720 Public Health Laboratories (PHLs) in Puerto Rico did not escape the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria. We implemented a quality management system (QMS) approach to systematically reestablish laboratory testing, after evaluating structural and functional damage. PHLs were inoperable immediately after the storm. Our QMS-based approach began in October 2017, ended in May 2018, and resulted in the reestablishment of 92% of baseline laboratory testing capacity. Here, we share lessons learned from the historic recovery of the largest United States' jurisdiction to lose its PHL capacity, and provide broadly applicable tools for other jurisdictions to enhance preparedness for public health emergencies. |
Initial public health laboratory response after Hurricane Maria - Puerto Rico, 2017
Concepcion-Acevedo J , Patel A , Luna-Pinto C , Pena RG , Cuevas Ruiz RI , Arbolay HR , Toro M , Deseda C , De Jesus VR , Ribot E , Gonzalez JQ , Rao G , De Leon Salazar A , Ansbro M , White BB , Hardy MC , Georgi JC , Stinnett R , Mercante AM , Lowe D , Martin H , Starks A , Metchock B , Johnston S , Dalton T , Joglar O , Stafford C , Youngblood M , Klein K , Lindstrom S , Berman L , Galloway R , Schafer IJ , Walke H , Stoddard R , Connelly R , McCaffery E , Rowlinson MC , Soroka S , Tranquillo DT , Gaynor A , Mangal C , Wroblewski K , Muehlenbachs A , Salerno RM , Lozier M , Sunshine B , Shapiro C , Rose D , Funk R , Pillai SK , O'Neill E . MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2018 67 (11) 333-336 Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017, causing major damage to infrastructure and severely limiting access to potable water, electric power, transportation, and communications. Public services that were affected included operations of the Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDOH), which provides critical laboratory testing and surveillance for diseases and other health hazards. PRDOH requested assistance from CDC for the restoration of laboratory infrastructure, surveillance capacity, and diagnostic testing for selected priority diseases, including influenza, rabies, leptospirosis, salmonellosis, and tuberculosis. PRDOH, CDC, and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) collaborated to conduct rapid needs assessments and, with assistance from the CDC Foundation, implement a temporary transport system for shipping samples from Puerto Rico to the continental United States for surveillance and diagnostic and confirmatory testing. This report describes the initial laboratory emergency response and engagement efforts among federal, state, and nongovernmental partners to reestablish public health laboratory services severely affected by Hurricane Maria. The implementation of a sample transport system allowed Puerto Rico to reinitiate priority infectious disease surveillance and laboratory testing for patient and public health interventions, while awaiting the rebuilding and reinstatement of PRDOH laboratory services. |
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