Volume 16, Number 5—May 2010
Research
Capacity of Public Health Surveillance to Comply with Revised International Health Regulations, USA
Kia E. Armstrong
, Scott J. N. McNabb, Lisa D. Ferland, Tim Stephens, Anna Muldoon, Jose A. Fernandez, and Stephen Ostroff
, Scott J. N. McNabb, Lisa D. Ferland, Tim Stephens, Anna Muldoon, Jose A. Fernandez, and Stephen Ostroff
Table 1
Reported circumstances and time frames for reporting and notification of International Health Regulations conditions by state epidemiologists, USA, 2009*
| Circumstance | Immediately, no. (%) | Within 4 h, no. (%) | Same business day, no. (%) | Within 24 h, no. (%) | Total no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novel influenza virus | |||||
| Time frame for reporting | |||||
| Suspected | 23 (52) | 2 (5) | 1 (2) | 5 (11) | 37 |
| Probable | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 4 |
| Total† | 25 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 44 |
| Time frame for notification | |||||
| Suspected | 16 (36) | 9 (20) | 3 (7) | 1 (2) | 29 |
| Probable | 9 (20) | 0 | 3 (7) | 1 (2) | 14 |
| Confirmed | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 |
| Total† |
26 |
9 |
7 |
2 |
45 |
| Severe acute respiratory syndrome | |||||
| Time frame for reporting | |||||
| Suspected | 25 (56) | 1 (2) | 4 (9) | 8 (18) | 41 |
| Probable | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Confirmed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 |
| Total† | 27 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 45 |
| Time frame for notification | |||||
| Suspected | 16 (36) | 9 (20) | 4 (9) | 2 (4) | 32 |
| Probable | 8 (18) | 1 (2) | 3 (7) | 0 | 12 |
| Confirmed | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total† |
25 |
10 |
7 |
2 |
45 |
| Smallpox | |||||
| Time frame for reporting | |||||
| Suspected | 30 (67) | 2 (4) | 1 (2) | 6 (13) | 41 |
| Probable | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Confirmed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 |
| Total† | 31 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 45 |
| Time frame for notification | |||||
| Suspected | 23 (51) | 5 (11) | 4 (9) | 1 (2) | 33 |
| Probable | 8 (18) | 2 (4) | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Total† |
32 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
45 |
| Poliomyelitis, wild type | |||||
| Time frame for reporting | |||||
| Suspected | 22 (49) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 9 (20) | 37 |
| Probable | 2 (4) | 2 (4) | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Confirmed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 3 |
| Total† | 25 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 45 |
| Time frame for notification | |||||
| Suspected | 11 (24) | 9 (20) | 5 (11) | 1 (2) | 27 |
| Probable | 8 (18) | 1 (2) | 3 (7) | 2 (4) | 14 |
| Confirmed | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 3 |
| Total† | 21 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 45 |
*n = 45 for all percentages except time frame for reporting of novel influenza virus (n = 44).
†Includes states that did not have a specified time for reporting and/or notification or they were not sure of the time frame for reporting and/or notification.
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