Poxviruses, outbreaks, and Ebola: A Q&A with a retiring CDC expert on bad bugs
In the last week of August, one of the world’s foremost poxvirus experts retired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
To outside eyes, the timing of Inger Damon’s departure could be seen as odd or unfortunate, given that after years of relative obscurity, poxviruses are at the center of the world’s infectious diseases radar, thanks to the ongoing monkeypox outbreak. Though the growth of case numbers had slowed, there was no sign the crisis was under control. Many challenges remain ahead.
