Summary
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EMERGING INFECTION PROGRAM - THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (MDH) IS APPLYING TO CONTINUE TO BE PART OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION EMERGING INFECTIONS PROGRAM (EIP). IN 1995, MDH BEGAN AS ONE OF THE FOUR ORIGINAL EIP SITES, AND WE HAVE CONSISTENTLY BEEN A PRODUCTIVE AND LEADING EIP SITE EVER SINCE. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED WORK IS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION TO MONITOR EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES THROUGH ACTIVE, POPULATION-BASED SURVEILLANCE, CONDUCT APPLIED EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES, IMPLEMENT AND EVALUATE PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTION STUDIES, INFORM PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY, AND SERVE AS A FLEXIBLE PARTNER ABLE TO RAPIDLY RESPOND TO EMERGING THREATS. MDH PLANS TO CONTINUE WITH CORE EIP SURVEILLANCE FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING: ABCS (SELECT BACTERIAL PATHOGEN SURVEILLANCE, EFFECTIVENESS STUDIES FOR VACCINES, GUIDELINES, AND OTHER PREVENTION MEASURES); FOODNET (SURVEILLANCE FOR ENTERIC PATHOGENS TO DETERMINE TRENDS AND RISK F
