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  • Management tool to guide rabies elimination programmes

    Content Type: Abstract

    Global targets for elimination of human rabies mediated by dogs have been set for 2030. In the Americas countries are progressing towards interruption of transmission and declaration of rabies freedom1. Guidance for managing elimination programmes… read more
    … of transmission and declaration of rabies freedom1. Guidance for managing elimination programmes to ensure … of progress, and through their identification, tailored guidance can be provided.  Objective To provide surveillance … of transmission and declaration of rabies freedom1. Guidance for managing elimination programmes to ensure …
  • Final Recommendation: Core Processes and EHR Requirements for Public Health Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Recommendation

    The purpose of this document is to define the core of PHSS practice and the minimum EHR data requirements widely used to support the core. This recommendation provides the CDC and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information… read more
    … Description The purpose of this document is to define the core of PHSS practice and the … The purpose of this document is to define the core of PHSS practice and the …
  • Adaptation of GUARDIAN for Syndromic Surveillance During the NATO Summit

    Content Type: Abstract

    Special event driven syndromic surveillance is often initiated by public health departments with limited time for development of an automated surveillance framework, which can result in heavy reliance on frontline care providers and potentially miss… read more
    … for special event surveillance using GUARDIAN, as well as document lessons learned postevent regarding design … for special event surveillance using GUARDIAN, as well as document lessons learned postevent regarding design …
  • Fact Sheet: Overdose Reporting Requirements

    Content Type: References

    This Fact Sheet, created by the Network for Public Health Law in May 2017 and updated as of December 6, 2017, provides a snapshot of current and proposed laws, regulations, and sub-regulatory sources governing mandatory disease reporting… read more
    … or explicitly permit it. For more information about the document, go to … or explicitly permit it. For more information about the document, go to …
  • Self-Reported Selected Zoonotic Diseases among Animal Handlers in Ahmedabad City

    Content Type: Abstract

    The usual mechanism of disease or infection transmission from vertebrate animals to humans and vice-versa is classified as zoonosis. Globally out of all microbial pathogenic disease, 61% are zoonotic with 13% species are regarded as emerging or… read more
    … documented. Objective: The present study aims to document the burden of self-reported selected zoonotic … documented. Objective: The present study aims to document the burden of self-reported selected zoonotic …
  • Template Memorandum of Understanding for IIS Interjurisdictional Exchange

    Content Type: References

    This document, issued on March 7, 2016, provides a template for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for secure, electronic exchange of immunization information among governmental entities that operate a population-based Immunization Information… read more
    … Description This document, issued on March 7, 2016, provides a template for a … This document, issued on March 7, 2016, provides a template for a …
  • Survey: Medical Marijuana Programs

    Content Type: References

    This resource, developed by the Network for Public Health Law and released on July 17, 2017, provides a brief overview of jurisdictions with statutory and regulatory provisions legalizing medical marijuana use. The survey compiles key… read more
    … epilepsy disorders. For more information about the document, go to  … epilepsy disorders. For more information about the document, go to  …
  • Updates to the Implementation Guide for Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    In 2011, the CDC released the PHIN Implementation Guide (IG) for Syndromic Surveillance v.1 under the Public Health Information Network. In the intervening years, new technological advancements, EHR capabilities as well as epidemiological and… read more
    … released further updates via an Erratum and a technical document developed with NIST to clarify validation policies and testing parameters. These documents were consolidated into the Message Guide v.2.1 … released further updates via an Erratum and a technical document developed with NIST to clarify validation policies …