Addressing emerging infections

The partnership between public health and primary care physicians

Richard N. Danila Dr Danila is acting state epidemiologist, Ms Lexau is a clinical nurse specialist, and Dr Lynfield is supervisor of HIV and Emerging Infections Unit, acute disease epidemiology section, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.Correspondence[email protected]

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Catherine Lexau Dr Danila is acting state epidemiologist, Ms Lexau is a clinical nurse specialist, and Dr Lynfield is supervisor of HIV and Emerging Infections Unit, acute disease epidemiology section, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.

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Ruth Lynfield Dr Danila is acting state epidemiologist, Ms Lexau is a clinical nurse specialist, and Dr Lynfield is supervisor of HIV and Emerging Infections Unit, acute disease epidemiology section, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.

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Kristine A. Moore Dr Moore is medical director, Infection Control Advisory Network Inc, Minneapolis.

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Michael T. Osterholm Dr Osterholm is chair and CEO, Infection Control Advisory Network Inc, and a member of the Working Group on Civilian Biodefense, Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies, Baltimore.

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In response to concerns about emerging infections, the Minnesota Department of Health, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, developed a model emerging infections program in 1995. The authors' experience with the program has demonstrated the key role clinicians have as partners with public health agencies in identifying and reporting disease cases, educating patients about infectious risks, and preventing emerging infections. This partnership is well illustrated by two examples from Minnesota: a recent outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis infection in a rural area and a laboratory surveillance study of invasive and drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae infections in a metropolitan area.

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