Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) Cooperative Agreement Program
Funding Initiated In 2001

FY05 Funding April 1, 2005 through March 31, 2006 - $925,494

Activities Proposed for FY 05

Food Safety, Hepatitis Prevention and Control, National Electronic Disease Surveillance System, and West Nile Virus

Key Performance Indicators

Food Safety

• Continue to work closely with Epidemiology programs in Maryland to determine epidemiological implications of PFGE findings.
• Continue to work with Emerging Infections/FoodNet researches.
• Continue to develop new PFGE protocols and adapt protocols as recommended by CDC.

Hepatitis Prevention and Control

• Increased screening (lab requests) for clients of collaborating program (e.g., substance abuse program clients) identified at risk.
• Reduce incidence of new infections by reducing HCV transmission.
• Reduce the risk of chronic liver disease among HCV infected persons (e.g., by working with existing hepatitis C support groups and community partnerships to provide hepatitis C counseling and treatment).

National Electronic Disease Surveillance System

• Effectiveness will be measured through the enhancement of notifiable condition surveillance and disease control capabilities.

West Nile Virus

• On a year round basis, we will continue to communicate with partners to ensure that all suspected cases of WNV and related arbovirus are reported.

Contact Information and Links

Jeffrey Roche, MD, MPH
Chief, Center for Clinical Epidemiology
201 West Preston Street, Room 324
Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/