The Disease DailyMay 19, 2013
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Amy Hansen

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Amy Hansen is an Epidemiology PhD student at SUNY Albany’s School of Public Health where she is focusing her work on the study of zoonotic diseases. Amy’s previous work experience includes conducting research on Babesia microti with the American Red Cross, working as the Project Manager for the International Society for Disease Surveillance, and working as the Zoonotic and Vectorborne Epidemiologist for the state of Maine. In 2008, she joined the HealthMap team as a Project Coordinator, and has since transitioned to working part-time. She currently curates several partner data feeds in addition to conducting research surrounding the illegal wildlife trade and its potential relationship with emerging zoonotic diseases. In her free time Amy enjoys reading, running, travelling internationally, and spending time with her husband and retired greyhound.

This author has contributed the following articles to The Disease Daily:
Mar 1, 2013 Who Will Pay for Cholera in Haiti?
Sep 7, 2012 September 2012 Update on Mysterious illness Killing Dogs
Aug 25, 2012 2011-2012: Year of the Bat
Jun 1, 2012 What is Killing the Saiga Antelope?
Jan 13, 2012 Tuberculosis Resistant to all Drugs Surfaces in Mumbai
Dec 16, 2011 Global Disease Outbreaks: How Much Do Americans Know?
Dec 1, 2011 Rare Strain of HIV Discovered in Paris
Nov 17, 2011 Amphibian Disease Linked to Wildlife Trade
Nov 7, 2011 Foodborne illness strikes again
Oct 28, 2011 Fungus Behind Disease Decimating Bat Populations
Oct 14, 2011 Cause of Australia's Mysterious Horse Deaths Found
Oct 7, 2011 Madagascar sees surge in leprosy cases
Sep 26, 2011 September 28 2011: World Rabies Day
Sep 23, 2011 Cholera Outbreak Likely to Worsen in Lake Chad Basin
Aug 18, 2011 Tourist Deaths in Chiang Mai Likely Due to Pesticide Exposure
Aug 11, 2011 Drought Brings Famine and Disease to Horn of Africa
Aug 3, 2011 “Unusual Cluster” of Deadly Meningitis in New Zealand
Jul 26, 2011 Hendra Virus Confirmed in Queensland Dog
Jul 1, 2011 Hendra Virus in Queensland and New South Wales
Jun 24, 2011 Two Q Fever Outbreaks in the US
Jun 21, 2011 Rabies PEP Failure
Jun 14, 2011 C. difficile Hits St. Catharines, Ontario Hospital
Jun 10, 2011 Rare Fungal Infection Strikes Joplin Tornado Survivors
Jun 6, 2011 AIDS: Thirty Years Later
May 13, 2011 Undiagnosed Deaths in Chiang Mai Possibly Due to Insecticide
Apr 19, 2011 White-nose syndrome reaches Nova Scotia and spreads in the United States
Apr 8, 2011 Sea Turtles and Dolphins Washing up Dead Along Gulf of Mexico
Mar 23, 2011 Mysterious Deaths in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Feb 11, 2011 White Nose Syndrome Continues to Spread
Dec 26, 2010 New Collaboration Announcement
Dec 8, 2010 HealthMap at the 9th Annual ISDS Conference
Nov 23, 2010 Six Die After Eating Endangered Turtle Meat
Oct 19, 2010 Toxic Sludge Disaster in Hungary
Sep 29, 2010 World Rabies Day
Aug 9, 2010 DengueMap: New HealthMap collaboration with CDC
Jun 8, 2010 HealthMap New England Journal of Medicine Publication
May 18, 2010 HealthMap 3.0 – Site Redesign
Jan 20, 2010 Crisis in Haiti
Jun 22, 2009 Preventable Disease Outbreak: Mumps in Europe
May 7, 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) – “Swine Flu”: An Overview
Apr 17, 2009 Hand, Foot, and Mouth: Outbreak Spreading in China
Apr 2, 2009 Saving the Devil
Mar 26, 2009 Cerebral Spinal Meningitis (CSM) spreads in Nigeria
Mar 16, 2009 Rabies Outbreak Kills 93 Children in Angola
Mar 10, 2009 Northeastern United States: Lethal Disease Decimates Bat Populations
Mar 2, 2009 The Return of Polio
Feb 3, 2009 UPDATE: Cholera Far from Under Control in Zimbabwe
Feb 2, 2009 Human Infections of Avian Influenza (H5N1) on the Rise in Central China
Jan 16, 2009 Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever: Kaluamba village, Western Kasai province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Jan 5, 2009 Cholera Outbreak in Zimbabwe Continues