Changes to Timeliness and Completeness of Infectious Disease Reporting in Texas After Implementation of an Epidemiologic Capacity Program.
Kahler W StoneMarilyn FelknerEric GarzaMaria Perez-PatronCason D SchmitThomas J McDonaldJennifer A HorneyPublished in: Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) (2021)
Disease reporting improvements in timeliness and completeness were associated with the SFE program and its enhancement of epidemiologic capacity. SFEs were shown to improve surveillance metrics in LHDs, even in jurisdictions with a high volume of case reports. Adding epidemiologist positions in LHDs produces a tangible outcome of improved disease surveillance.