Background In malaria elimination settings, all malaria cases must be identified,
documented and investigated. To facilitate complete and timely reporting of all malaria …

Background Few studies have examined longitudinal asthma incidence rates (IRs) from a
public health surveillance perspective. Objective Our aim was to calculate descriptive …

The Summary of Notifiable Diseases United States, 2010 contains the official statistics, in
tabular and graphic form, for the reported occurrence of nationally notifiable infectious …

Electronic medical record (EMR) systems have rich potential to improve integration between
primary care and the public health system at the point of care. EMRs make it possible for …

The Summary of Notifiable Diseases/United States, 2011 contains the official statistics, in
tabular and graphic form, for the reported occurrence of nationally notifiable infectious …

Background Disease intervention specialists (DIS) prevent syphilis by ensuring treatment for
patients' sex partners through partner notification (PN). Different interpretations of how to …

Syphilis rates have continued to rise in the United States. Florida and Louisiana consistently
report high numbers of cases. We evaluated rates of reinfection to see if frequent …

Tracking of infectious diseases is a public health core function essential to disease
prevention and control. Each state mandates reporting of certain infectious diseases to …

Objective: We evaluated whether animal bites and PEP were reportable to SHDs as of 2013
for every state in the United States. Design: The list of reportable conditions for each SHD as …

Strong working relationships between infectious disease (ID) physicians and public health
have resulted in the early detection of emerging infectious threats. From May 6 through June …