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Proactive
Surveillance in Puerto Rico
Organization and
Functions:
- Blood samples obtained
by private physicians, health centers, public and private hospitals
- Samples transported
by staff from Health Department and private laboratories
- Samples tested
at the CDC Dengue Branch
- Results provided
to submitting source and Health Department vector control staff
- Analyses disseminated
via Dengue Surveillance Summary
| The dengue surveillance system in Puerto Rico provides an
example of a laboratory-based system in which blood samples
are obtained by physicians, health centers, private and public
hospitals, and private laboratories. The samples are transported
by staff members from the Puerto Rico Health Department and
private laboratories. The samples are then tested at the Dengue
Branch by CDC and Health Department staff. The results are provided
to the submitting source and to Health Department vector control
staff. Data analyses are disseminated to various groups and
individuals through press releases, articles in newspapers,
and scientific journals (including the CDC's Morbidity
and Mortality Weekly Report). |
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