Seven Years And Counting: National Disease-Tracking System Still Unfinished.

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      UNITED States
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      CENTERS for Disease Control & Prevention (U.S.)
    • Abstract:
      The article reports on the unfinished National Disease-Tracking System. Since 2001, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has promoted the adoption of a Web-based system designed to provide rapid access to information regarding nationwide infectious disease outbreaks. However, the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) is far from being completed due to a shortage of federal funding and availability of a single technology to be deployed. Initially, NEDSS will not be used to monitor all infectious diseases.