Projects
Conducted Throughout the EIPs Network
- Active
Bacterial Core surveillance (ABCs): Active population-based
laboratory surveillance for invasive diseases caused by
emerging, vaccine-preventable, and drug-resistant bacterial
diseases. Pathogens included: Groups A and B streptococcus,
Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis,
and Streptococcus pneumoniae.
- FoodNet:
Active, population-based laboratory surveillance
to monitor the incidence of foodborne and waterborne diseases.
Surveillance is conducted for seven bacterial and two parasitic
pathogens: E. coli O157:H7, Campylobacter, Listeria,
Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia, Vibrio, Cryptosporidium,
and Cyclospora.
Active
surveillance efforts of ABCs and FoodNet generate reliable
estimates of the incidence of certain infections and provide
the foundation for a variety of epidemiologic studies to explore
risk factors, spectrum of disease, and prevention strategies.
Projects
Conducted at Selected EIP Sites
- Unexplained
Deaths and Critical Illnesses Project (CA, CT, MN, OR):
Population-based surveillance designed to evaluate the frequency
of unexplained deaths and critical illness in previously
healthy persons aged 1-49 years. The purpose of this monitoring
system is to identify and characterize emerging pathogens
as quickly as possible. Participating EIP sites are encouraged
to use new and creative approaches to obtaining and sharing
information with relevant sources (medical examiners, emergency
departments, and so forth).
- Surveillance
for infectious disease syndromes:
- Meningoencephalitis
(CA, NY, TN)
- Chronic
liver disease (CA, CT, OR)
- Acute
liver failure (GA)
- Participation
in Sentinel Counties Surveillance for acute viral hepatitis
(CA, OR)
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