Capacity of Public Health Surveillance to Comply with Revised International Health Regulations, USA
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 t...
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| author | Kia E. Armstrong Scott J. N. McNabb Lisa D. Ferland Tim Stephens Anna Muldoon Jose A. Fernandez Stephen Ostroff |
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| 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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| spelling | doaj.art-401d84a56d294d7dbd4b1bb5655873a02022-12-21T18:55:54ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592010-05-0116580480810.3201/eid1605.091127Capacity of Public Health Surveillance to Comply with Revised International Health Regulations, USAKia E. ArmstrongScott J. N. McNabbLisa D. FerlandTim StephensAnna MuldoonJose A. FernandezStephen OstroffPublic 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/5/09-1127_articleWorld Health Organizationpopulation surveillancereporting capacityInternational Health Regulations 2005United Statesresearch |
| spellingShingle | Kia E. Armstrong Scott J. N. McNabb Lisa D. Ferland Tim Stephens Anna Muldoon Jose A. Fernandez Stephen Ostroff Capacity of Public Health Surveillance to Comply with Revised International Health Regulations, USA Emerging Infectious Diseases World Health Organization population surveillance reporting capacity International Health Regulations 2005 United States research |
| title | Capacity of Public Health Surveillance to Comply with Revised International Health Regulations, USA |
| title_full | Capacity of Public Health Surveillance to Comply with Revised International Health Regulations, USA |
| title_fullStr | Capacity of Public Health Surveillance to Comply with Revised International Health Regulations, USA |
| title_full_unstemmed | Capacity of Public Health Surveillance to Comply with Revised International Health Regulations, USA |
| title_short | Capacity of Public Health Surveillance to Comply with Revised International Health Regulations, USA |
| title_sort | capacity of public health surveillance to comply with revised international health regulations usa |
| topic | World Health Organization population surveillance reporting capacity International Health Regulations 2005 United States research |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/5/09-1127_article |
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