Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases
Office of the Director
- Directs and manages the programs and activities of DVRD;
- provides leadership and guidance on policy, program planning and development, program management, and operations;
- coordinates or assures coordination with the appropriate CDC, CCID, and ZVED offices on administrative and program matters;
- reviews, prepares, and coordinates congressional testimony and briefing documents related to viral, rickettsial, and prion diseases, and analyzes programmatic and policy implications of legislative proposals;
- represents CDC, CCID, and ZVED programs and prevention policies in meetings with other governmental, private, and international organizations;
- serves as CDC, CCID, and ZVED’s primary internal and external communications contact regarding viral, rickettsial, and prion disease issues;
- advises CDC, CCID, and ZVED on policy matters concerning DVRD programs and activities;
- conducts or participates in clinical, field, and laboratory research to develop, evaluate, and improve laboratory methods, materials, and therapeutic practices used for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and control of prion diseases;
- coordinates, in collaboration with the appropriate CCID and CDC components, international health activities related to the prevention and control of prion diseases;
- conducts or supports surveillance and epidemiologic investigations to facilitate the understanding and control of prion diseases and severe diseases of unknown, but suspected infectious, etiology; and
- serves as the primary disseminator of information from CDC, including clinical and disease prevention consultations to state and local health departments and/or federal and international agencies on the illnesses and syndromes caused by or related to prions.
Content Source: National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases (NCZVED)
Page last modified: June 8, 2007
Page last modified: June 8, 2007
