Volume 9, Number 7—July 2003
Synopsis
Disease Surveillance and the Academic, Clinical, and Public Health Communities
Robert W. Pinner*
, Catherine A. Rebmann*, Anne Schuchat*, and James M. Hughes*
, Catherine A. Rebmann*, Anne Schuchat*, and James M. Hughes*
Table 1
Surveillance and focus area for two core projects conducted at all Emerging Infections Program sitesa
| Projects | Type of surveillance | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Active Bacterial Core Surveillance | Active, laboratory-based | Invasive disease (isolated from a normally sterile site such as blood or cerebrospinal fluid) caused by group A streptococcus, group B streptococcus, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| FoodNet/Foodborne Disease Active Surveillance | Active, laboratory-based | Disease (first isolation from a person) caused by Campylobacter, Listeria, Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia, Vibrio, Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli, including O157:H7, Cryptosporidium, and Cyclospora |
aIntended to generate reliable estimates of the incidence of certain infections and provide the foundation for a variety of epidemiologic studies to explore risk factors, disease spectrum, and prevention strategies.
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