Chris Taylor, ASTHO Director of Infectious Disease Outbreak Response and Recovery, discusses a new strain of Mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; a CDC advisory warns about an increase in cases of human parvovirus B19 in the U.S.; Kara Kane, Public Information Officer at the Erie County Department of Health in New York, tells us about a new planning guide available to agencies looking to improve communications; ASTHO’s DELPH program wins a Power of Associations Summit Award from the American Society of Association Executives; and International Overdose Day is tomorrow.

CDC Web Page: Mpox Caused by Human-to-Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with Spread to Neighboring Countries

CDC Web Page: FACT SHEET – United States Response to the Clade I Mpox Outbreak in Several African Countries

ASTHO Web Page: Looking Back and Moving Forward from the U.S. Mpox Outbreak

CDC Web Page: Preventing Parvovirus B19

NACCHO Web Page: New Communications Planning Guide for Local Health Departments

ASTHO News Release: ASTHO’s Diverse Executives Leadership Program Receives National Recognition

International Overdose Awareness Day Web Page

ASTHO Web Page: Overdose Prevention