Introducing EpiQuery
Diseases reported to the Bureau of Communicable Disease are now available on EpiQuery: Communicable Disease Surveillance System (CDSS). EpiQuery is a web-based, user-friendly system designed to guide users through basic data analyses on several datasets. Users can run cross-tabulations and find point estimates with confidence intervals. Data from 2006 are currently available. Data from 2000 through 2005 will be available mid-year 2009, and future years will be added as they become available.
The CDSS data are derived from reports filed with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) as required by Section 11.03 of the New York City Health Code. The Bureau of Communicable Disease manages the data derived from these reports. Data are cleaned, analyzed and reported for public health and government surveillance.
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The Bureau of Communicable Disease is responsible for 73 of the 82 infectious diseases that are reportable to the New York City Department of Health. These diseases are listed on our web site. The Bureau performs the following activities:
- • Investigates individual cases of disease.
- • When appropriate, ensures that household, or other close contacts receive preventive treatment.
- • Investigates disease outbreaks.
- • Collects and analyze data on disease trends.
- • Educates the public and medical community regarding disease prevention and treatment.
- • Monitors drug resistance patterns for select diseases.
- • Monitors emerging infectious diseases.
- • Provides active surveillance for waterborne disease and malaria.
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