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State Zoonotic Disease Program Structure In The United States: Implications For Local Public Health, Dustin W. Ratliff
State Zoonotic Disease Program Structure In The United States: Implications For Local Public Health, Dustin W. Ratliff
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Objective: The purpose of this research was to assess to current status of zoonotic disease biosurveillance in the United States.
Methods: A questionnaire was administered to 53 state zoonotic disease program representatives in the United States and Puerto Rico. The questionnaire assessed the structure of zoonotic disease biosurveillance in the respective states, current biosurveillance activities such as testing arthropods for pathogens, information provided to local public health on zoonotic disease, and opinions of the current state of zoonotic disease surveillance. A website assessment was conducted to identify fact sheets that are provided by states on vectors of diseases of public …