Epidemic Assistance by the Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005–2014

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• Alternative Title:
  J Epidemiol Prev Med
• Personal Author:
  Coronado, Fátima ; Chen, Guan M. ; Bosch, Stacey A. ; Eaton, Danice K.
• Description:
  Background:
  
  Epi-Aids, or epidemiologic assistance investigations, are an important mechanism through which Centers for Disease Control and Prevention supports public health organizations. We described the characteristics of Epi-Aids conducted during 2005–2014 and summarized the publication outcome of Epi-Aid related scientific information products.
  
  Methods:
  
  We performed a descriptive analysis of all Epi-Aids conducted during January 1, 2005–December 31, 2014; investigations were categorized by health topic and geographic distribution. We highlighted investigations of substantial public health importance, e.g., multistate investigations and investigations of epidemics and pandemics. We identified the Epi-Aid publication outcome by searching PubMed for Epi-Aid related publications, which included Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs) and peer-reviewed publications with an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer (EISO) as a coauthor. We calculated publication timeliness and categorized publications by journal impact factor.
  
  Results:
  
  During the study period, 698 EISOs and their collaborators participated in 807 Epi-Aids throughout the United States and globally. Approximately 81 Epi-Aids were conducted annually (range, 62–104); 632 (78.3%) were infectious disease-related; 161 (20.0%) were international, supporting 68 countries. As of June 2015, EISOs, in collaboration with partners, published 131 MMWRs and 280 scientific manuscripts on the basis of the 807 Epi-Aids conducted during the study period; 394 (48.8%) Epi-Aids resulted in publications in 80 peer-reviewed journals.
  
  Conclusions:
  
  EISOs play a critical role in conducting Epi-Aids, which require qualified field epidemiologists who can rapidly respond to requests for assistance during public health emergencies. Publications based on Epi-Aids share new knowledge with the scientific community, furthering progress of public health science and practice.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Disease Outbreaks Epidemiologic Methods
• Source:
  J Epidemiol Prev Med. 2(1)
• Pubmed ID:
  32328531
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7178019
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Name as Subject:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Epidemic Intelligence Service.
• Volume:
  2
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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