Enhancing Surveillance for Arboviral Infections in the Arizona Border Region

Authors

  • Orion McCotter Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Border Health, Tucson, AZ
  • Frank Vanskike Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Border Health, Tucson, AZ|F. Vanskike, University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ
  • Kacey Ernst University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ
  • Ken Komatsu Arizona Department of Health Services, Phoenix, AZ
  • Harold Margolis Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Dengue Branch, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Stephen Waterman Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, U.S. - Mexico Unit, San Diego, CA
  • Laura Tippit Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Border Health, Tucson, AZ
  • Kay Tomashek Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Dengue Branch, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Anne Wertheimer University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ
  • Sonia Montiel Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, U.S. - Mexico Unit, San Diego, CA
  • Catherine Golenko Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Border Health, Tucson, AZ
  • Elizabeth Hunsperger Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Dengue Branch, San Juan, Puerto Ric

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4422

Abstract

The goal of this project is to enhance surveillance for Arboviruses by establish a baseline for the emerging threat of Dengue fever the border region of Arizona. This will be accomplished by: enhancement and exchange of dengue laboratory testing techniques, a seroprevalence sentinel-hospital site study of symptomatic patients, and mapping techniques to better understand the presence of mosquito vectors.

Author Biography

Orion McCotter, Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Border Health, Tucson, AZ

Orion McCotter, MPH, is an epidemiologist with the Office of Border Health at Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS). He has been the surveillance officer for the Border Infectious Disease Surveillance project since 2008. He is responsible for conducting hospital-based and clinic-based sentinel surveillance along the Arizona-Sonora border region. The program conducts surveillance for respiratory infections, arboviral infections, and other diseases of public health importance. Mr. McCotter also serves on the leadership team for the epidemiology section of the American Public Health Association, as a Governing Councilor for the epidemiology section. He received his Master of Public Health and a Bachelor of Science in Community Health Education from the University of Arizona. His research interests include respiratory disease, infection control, public health surveillance, border health issues, respiratory diseases, and arboviral infections.

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Published

2013-03-23

How to Cite

McCotter, O., Vanskike, F., Ernst, K., Komatsu, K., Margolis, H., Waterman, S., … Hunsperger, E. (2013). Enhancing Surveillance for Arboviral Infections in the Arizona Border Region. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4422

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Section

Oral Presentations: Border Health/ Multi-jurisdictional Health