Division of Viral Diseases (DVD)
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Our Mission
The Division of Viral Diseases’ (DVD) mission is to prevent disease, disability, and death from viral diseases through immunization and other prevention measures.
Our Objectives
DVD’s objectives are to
- Optimize the safe, efficient, and effective use of vaccines and other known ways to prevent viral diseases
- Identify, characterize, and evaluate new ways to prevent viral diseases
- Effectively and efficiently respond to outbreaks of respiratory and enteric viral disease
- Improve local, state, and global capacity to prevent disease and respond to outbreaks caused by respiratory and enteric viruses
- Attract, train, and retain the best leaders, managers, and scientists
What We Do
- Conduct and provide scientific consultation for viral disease outbreak investigations and responses
- Build and support viral disease detection and reporting capacity
- Conduct and support epidemiological and laboratory research to prevent and control diseases and syndromes caused by viruses
- Provide scientific leadership for evidence-based decision making on the use of viral vaccines and other prevention measures
- Communicate evidence-based findings including prevention strategies for viral diseases and syndromes
Our Organization
As of January 2021, DVD leadership and branch structure are as follows:
Office of the Director
- Stephanie Bialek – Director
- Thomas Clark – Deputy Director
- April Allman – Associate Director of Program Management
Viral Gastroenteritis Branch
- Umesh Parashar – Branch Chief
Polio and Picornavirus Laboratory Branch
- Steve Oberste – Branch Chief
Respiratory Viruses Branch
- Aron Hall – Branch Chief
Viral Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch
- Paul Rota – Branch Chief
Division Topics
- Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)
- Adenovirus
- B Virus
- Chickenpox (Varicella)
- Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
- Common Human Coronaviruses
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Epstein-Barr (EBV)/Infectious Mononucleosis
- Global Measles and Rubella
- Global Polio
- Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
- Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV)
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
- Human Parainfluenza Viruses (HPIVs)
- Measles
- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
- Mumps
- Non-polio Enteroviruses
- Norovirus
- Parvovirus B19 and Fifth Disease
- Polio
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
- Rotavirus
- Rubella
- Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
- Viral Meningitis
- Viral Pneumonia
Selected Surveillance Sites
- CaliciNet
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET)
- National Adenovirus Type Reporting System (NATRS)
- National Enterovirus Surveillance System (NESS)
- National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS)
- New Vaccine Surveillance Network (NVSN)
- National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS)