Epidemiologist
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Nkuchia M. M'ikanatha, DrPH, MPH, Pennsylvania Department of Health
Nkuchia M’ikanatha is a Lead Epidemiologist for Antimicrobial Resistance Response, at the Pennsylvania Department of Health. His passion is finding ways to improve infectious disease surveillance including emerging pathogens, while also strengthening public health response through research and training. He serves as an Associate Editor for Emerging Infectious Diseases, responsible for book and media reviews. He has edited two widely used textbooks published by Wiley-Blackwell in Oxford, United Kingdom: Infectious Disease Surveillance, 2nd edition, 213, and Concepts and Methods in Infectious Disease Surveillance, 2015. An alumnus of the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, he received a master's and doctorate degree from the University of Michigan. In addition to PA DOH and CDC, he has served and conducted research in several countries including South Africa, Israel, and Kenya
