Posts Tagged ‘surveillance’

Lyme Disease (Borrelia burgdorferi) 2017 Case Definition

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017. The federal CDC case definition of Lyme disease, used to define a sampling of patients for surveillance of the spread of the disease.

https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nndss/conditions/lyme-disease/case-definition/2017/ 

Lyme Disease in Massachusetts: A Report Issued by the Special Commission to Conduct an Investigation and Study of the Incidence and Impacts of Lyme Disease

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Special Commission, 2013. Report and recommendations on Lyme disease in Massachusetts, covering the areas of surveillance, education for prevention, the need for more research, the cost of the disease to residents, and insurance issues. Includes map, table, and a list of references.

http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/bitstream/handle/2452/207251/ocn866580960.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y 

Potential Effects of Electronic Laboratory Reporting on Improving Timeliness of Infectious Disease Notification — Florida, 2002–2006

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2008.  Study of the efficiency of using testing labs to electronically report notifiable diseases. Includes chart, tables.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5749a2.htm

Total Lyme Cases Reported by the CDC, 1990-2007

Lyme Disease Association, 2007.  A chart of all reported cases of Lyme disease from 1990 to 2007, including explanations of discrepancies in the data from probable numbers.  Includes charts.

http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org/Maps/pdf/data_1990to2007detail.pdf

Lyme Disease Case Report

CDC, 2006.  The reporting document used by health professionals to report a case of Lyme disease.

http://www.cdc.gov…..pdf

Surveillance for Lyme Disease — United States, 1992-2006

2008.  Statistics report on the spread of Lyme disease throughout the United States, including incidences by sex, age, and symptoms.  Includes charts, maps, tables.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5710a1.htm?s_cid=ss5710a1_e

Overview of Public Health Surveillance

CDC, Epidemiology Program Office.  PowerPoint slide presentation on the purposes, criteria, and results of public health surveillance of various conditions and diseases.  Includes charts, illustrations, and maps.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncphi/disss/nndss/phs/files/overview.ppt

Case Definitions for Infectious Conditions Under Public Health Surveillance

CDC.  The federal case definitions for Lyme disease used since 2011 for tracking the spread of the disease, including the 3 tiers of confirmed, probable, and suspected, and links to earlier case definitions

http://www.cdc.gov/osels/ph_surveillance/nndss/print/lyme_disease_current.htm   

Lyme Disease — United States, 2001–2002

CDC, 2002. Report of annual statistics for Lyme disease, and a discussion of the rate of actual cases compared to the reportable ones. Includes chart, image, map, table.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5317a4.htm

Creature Features — Blacklegged Tick or Deer Tick

University of Florida. Tick distribution, habitat, life cycle, surveillance techniques, and management are discussed.

http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/urban/medical/deer_tick.htm