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Tick-borne Disease Surveillance

Tick-borne Disease Surveillance. Catherine M. Brown, DVM, MSc, MPH State Public Health Veterinarian Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Tick-borne diseases are a problem in Massachusetts……. ….especially on the Cape and Islands. Anaplasmosis and Babesiosis Disease Surveillance.

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Tick-borne Disease Surveillance

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  1. Tick-borne Disease Surveillance Catherine M. Brown, DVM, MSc, MPH State Public Health Veterinarian Massachusetts Department of Public Health

  2. Tick-borne diseases are a problem in Massachusetts……

  3. ….especially on the Cape and Islands

  4. Anaplasmosis and Babesiosis Disease Surveillance • Who should be reporting? • Health care providers and laboratories are required under 105 CMR 300.100 to report anaplasmosis and babesiosis cases • What should be reported? • Any healthcare provider diagnosed case of disease

  5. Physician sees a patient How is data collected? Physician suspects disease LBOH MDPH-SLI Lab test ordered and is positive

  6. Lyme Disease Surveillance • Who should be reporting? • Health care providers and laboratories are required under 105 CMR 300.100 to report Lyme disease cases • What should be reported? • Any healthcare provider diagnosed case of Lyme disease based on clinical signs and symptoms regardless of whether or not laboratory confirmation testing was done

  7. Lyme Disease Surveillance • Where should a physician report a patient who has Lyme disease? • to the MDPH Office of Integrated Surveillance and Informatics program via confidential fax at 617-983-6813. • When should Lyme disease be reported? • As soon as possible after a diagnosis is made.

  8. MDPH-SLI Physician diagnoses Lyme disease Teleform completed Teleform generated and sent to physician Physician sees a patient LBOH How is data collected? Lab test ordered and is positive

  9. Any questions? Division of Epidemiology and Immunization 617-983-6800

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