Public health is a fundamental but often transparent underpinning of our modern society save for the exceptional high profile examples of our outbreak responses to such things as SARS, West Nile Virus, or Salmonella and our numerous global initiatives to tackle HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tropical diseases. In this blog, we share our public health passions and look forward to listening to our communities for greater transparency and accountability. I will be joined by our scientists who presently spend their days working with some of the most critical infectious diseases that threaten us globally and nationally. From high tech labs in Atlanta to the field worldwide, please join us as we share our perspective and personal experiences working on the front lines of emerging infectious diseases and public health action.

– RADM Ali S. Khan