National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID)

The National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID) collaborates with the Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases (CCID), CDC, and the agency’s national and global partners to conduct, coordinate, and support infectious disease surveillance, research, and prevention.

NCPDCID’s Water-Related Activities

Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ)

• Working to prevent the introduction, transmission, or spread of communicable diseases (including those that are waterborne) from foreign countries into the United States. Major activities include:
  • Identifying diseases in mobile populations (disease investigations include waterborne infections, such as cholera);
  • Developing and coordinating disease screening programs for immigrants and refugees; and
  • Investigating outbreaks on international conveyances (for example, Legionella, Hepatitis A).

Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)

• Protecting patients and healthcare personnel and promoting safety and quality in healthcare delivery systems. Examples of water-related activities include:
  • Conducting water quality research and investigating water-related disease outbreaks in healthcare settings;
  • Providing outbreak assistance and surveillance of hemodialysis-associated adverse events;
  • Working in healthcare-associated water uses (device reprocessing, humidification, hydrotherapy, disinfection, etc), healthcare-associated infections (possibly waterborne) and other adverse events affecting patients and healthcare workers;
  • Providing guidance on disinfection and sterilization;
  • Conducting research on biofilms and disinfection of biothreat agents in drinking water.

Division of Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response (DBPR)

• Providing leadership and coordination for the Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases (CCID) in preparedness and operational support for emergencies, including those resulting from unintentional or intentional water contamination (for example, hurricanes, earthquakes, acts of terrorism) involving biological agents or infectious disease.