Capacity of Public Health Surveillance to Comply with Revised International Health Regulations, USA

Armstrong, Kia E.; McNabb, Scott J. N.; Ferland, Lisa D.; Stephens, Tim; Muldoon, Anna; Fernandez, Jose A.; Ostroff, Stephen

doi:10.3201/eid1605.091127

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Capacity of Public Health Surveillance to Comply with Revised International Health Regulations, USA

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May 2010
By Armstrong, Kia E. ; McNabb, Scott J. N. ; Ferland, Lisa D. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Armstrong, Kia E. ; McNabb, Scott J. N. ; Ferland, Lisa D. ; Stephens, Tim ; Muldoon, Anna ; Fernandez, Jose A. ; Ostroff, Stephen
Description:

Public health surveillance is essential for detecting and responding to infectious diseases and necessary for compliance with the revised International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005. To assess reporting capacities and compliance with IHR of all 50 states and Washington, DC, we sent a questionnaire to respective epidemiologists; 47 of 51 responded. Overall reporting capacity was high. Eighty-one percent of respondents reported being able to transmit notifications about unknown or unexpected events to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) daily. Additionally, 80% of respondents reported use of a risk assessment tool to determine whether CDC should be notified of possible public health emergencies. These findings suggest that most states have systems in place to ensure compliance with IHR. However, full state-level compliance will require additional efforts.
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Communicable Diseases Guideline Adherence Guidelines As Topic Health Policy Humans International Cooperation Public Health Surveillance Questionnaires Research Risk Assessment
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 16(5):804-808.
Document Type:

Journal Article
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1U38HM000414/HM/NCHM CDC HHS/United States
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; World Health Organization. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; World Health Organization.
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United States
Location:

North America
Volume:

16
Issue:

5
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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