Brief Description:
Event Based Disease Surveillance, Preparedness and Response. The Global Disease Detection Operations Center (GDDOC) serves as CDC’s program dedicated to detecting and monitoring global public health events of international importance using event-based surveillance (EBS). Event-based public health surveillance looks at media reports, stories, rumors, and other information about health events that could be a serious risk to public health.
GDDOC’s international partners and collaborators include but are not limited to agencies affiliated with WHO and the UN, collaborating countries’ ministries of health and agriculture, humanitarian organizations, and animal health organizations. If assistance is requested by the country or region experiencing an outbreak, information is exchanged to identify and confirm outbreaks, gather epidemiologic information, and launch joint responses.
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TYPE OF ASSISTANCE:
GDDOC supports the investigation of outbreaks at the earliest stages, often before the cause is determined. Since 2007, the center has monitored and reported over 1300 unique outbreaks of more than 170 diseases occurring in over 240 countries and territories.
SPECIFIC COUNTRIES OF INTEREST OR OTHER RELEVANT CRITERIA FOR ASSISTANCE: Assistance is available worldwide. No language requirements. CDC’s searchable directory lists the diverse
language skills of CDC staff.
