Interagency and Commercial Collaboration During an Investigation of Chikungunya and Dengue Among Returning Travelers to the United States

Emily S Jentes; Alexander J Millman; Michelle Decenteceo; Andrew Klevos; Holly M Biggs; Douglas H Esposito; Heidi McPherson; Carmen Sullivan; Dayton Voorhees; Jim Watkins; Fanancy L Anzalone; Linda Gaul; Sal Flores; Gary W Brunette; Mark J Sotir

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.16-0298

Interagency and Commercial Collaboration During an Investigation of Chikungunya and Dengue Among Returning Travelers to the United States

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Feb 8;96(2):265-267. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0298. Epub 2016 Sep 6.

Authors

Emily S Jentes¹, Alexander J Millman^{2

3}, Michelle Decenteceo⁴, Andrew Klevos⁴, Holly M Biggs^{3

5}, Douglas H Esposito⁶, Heidi McPherson⁷, Carmen Sullivan⁷, Dayton Voorhees⁷, Jim Watkins⁴, Fanancy L Anzalone⁸, Linda Gaul⁹, Sal Flores¹⁰, Gary W Brunette⁶, Mark J Sotir¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. efj8@cdc.gov mps6@cdc.gov.
² Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
³ Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁴ Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Miami, Florida.
⁵ Division of Vector-borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁶ Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁷ Amigos de las Américas, Houston, Texas.
⁸ American Airlines, Miami, Florida.
⁹ Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, Texas.
¹⁰ Customs and Border Protection, Miami, Florida.

Abstract

Public health investigations can require intensive collaboration between numerous governmental and nongovernmental organizations. We describe an investigation involving several governmental and nongovernmental partners that was successfully planned and performed in an organized, comprehensive, and timely manner with several governmental and nongovernmental partners.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Chikungunya Fever / epidemiology*
Chikungunya Fever / etiology
Chikungunya virus
Dengue / epidemiology*
Dengue / etiology
Dengue Virus
Dominican Republic
Humans
Interinstitutional Relations*
Public Health Practice
Public-Private Sector Partnerships*
Travel*
United States