Division of Disease Control and Health Protection

1. Florida Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results Published
2. Syndromic Tracking and Reporting System Pinellas County Overview
3. Trust for America's Health Names Florida One of Top Two States in Preparedness
4. Mosquito-borne Disease Update
5. This Week on Epi-Com
6. Weekly Disease Table

1. Smokeless Tobacco Survey Shows Significant Decrease in Usage Among Florida Youth in Past Seven Years
2. Smallpox Experimentation Approved by World Health Organization
3. Florida and National Perspective on Group B Streptococcal Disease the Focus of December Epi Grand Rounds
4. Biweekly Conference Call Links County Health Departments to Epi Staff
5. New Standards for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
6. This Week on Epi-Com
7. Weekly Disease Table

1. National Program of Cancer Registries' Audit Findings Prove Completeness and Quality of Florida Cancer Registry Data
2. Emergency Room Census Surveillance System Improvements
3. Risk Factors for Diabetes Among Adults in Florida
4. Salmonella Shown to use Hydrogen to Grow
5. This Week on Epi-Com
6. Mosquito-borne Disease Update
7. Weekly Disease Table

1. Enhanced Surveillance for Superbowl XXXIX
2. Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
3. Overweight and Related Behavioral Factors Among Florida High School Youth
4. Training Opportunities for Florida Medical Professionals
5. Hurricane Epidemic--Florida 2004 Two Approaches to Illness and Injury Surveillance
6. This Week on Epi-Com
7. Mosquito-borne Disease Update
8. Weekly Disease Table

1. Bureau of Epidemiology Welcomes New Chief
2. An Outbreak of Bacillus cereus Gastroeneritis in a Stockade Facility, West Palm Beach, Florida
3. Health Management Behaviors for the Prevention of Diabetes Complications in Florida:  Data From Florida Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
4. Florida DOH Staff Contribute to CDC Publications, Events
5. Innovative Ideas - Stretching the Vaccine Supply
6. This Week on Epi-Com
7. Mosquito-borne Disease Update
8. Weekly Disease Table

1. Epidemiology of Salmonellosis in Florida 2000 - 2003
2. Physical Abuse During Pregnancy in Florida
3. Medical Microchip Moves from Animals to Humans
4. CHD Conference Call Devoted to Influenza
5. Deputy Chief for Science Joins Bureau of Epi Staff
6. Emergency Response in a Medical Environment
7. This Week on Epi-Com
8. Mosquito-borne Disease Update
9. Weekly Disease Table

1. Epi Teams Contribute to Hurricane Recovery Efforts
2. GIS Technology Makes Disease Surveillance More Practicable
3. Disease Table Returns With This Issue
4. Merlin Hits Milestones
5. Scientists Crack DNA Code of Legionella Pneumophila
6. Surge Capacity Course Offered via Internet
7. This Week on Epi-Com
8. Mosquito-borne Disease Update
9. Weekly Disease Table

1. Beach Drowning Study Provides Clues to Panhandle Incidents
2. Bioterrorism Surveillance Systems Part II
3. Fall Training Opportunities in Medical and Homeland Security
4. West Nile Infection in Blood Donors:  Arbovirus Reporting Guidelines Explained
5. Clostridium perfringens Foodborne Outbreak at a Local School Board Luncheon - Manatee County, August 9, 2004
6. September Grand Rounds on Clostridium difficile Associated Disease in Hospitalized Patients
7. This Week on Epi-Com
8. Mosquito-borne Disease Update

1. Respiratory Syncytial Virus Surveillance Season Starts 
2. Bureau Conference Call Explores Efforts to Respond to Effects of Hurricanes
3. Information on National Bioterrorism Surveillance Systems
4. National Preparedness Month Announced
5. CDC Hepatitis A Statement Released
6. Newest Member of Epi Team Hits the Ground Running
7. September Grand Rounds on Clostridium difficile Associated Disease in Hospitalized Patients
8. This Week on Epi-Com
9. Mosquito-borne Disease Update

1. Vibrio vulnificus Infections on the Rise in Florida
2. Bureau of Epidemiology Bi-weekly Conference Call Includes Morbidity Review
3. Infant Mortality Stratified by Maternal Age and Plurality in Florida:  A comparative analysis of birth cohorts for 2000 and 2001.
4. Minimizing Potential Vaccine Losses in Emergencies
5. Educational Opportunity for Bioterrorism Preparedness Announced
6. Satellite Broadcast and Grand Rounds Scheduled for August
7. Mad Cow Disease Addressed
8. This Week on Epi-Com
9. Mosquito-borne Disease Update

1. Florida Breast Cancer Treatment Modalities, 2000
2. Satellite Broadcast on Immunization Scheduled
3. Epi Bureau, Staff Garner Awards
4. Numbers of Viscerotropic, Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Seen in Military Gulf War Veterans
5. New EpiCom Brochure Unveiled
6. August Grand Rounds Topic Will be Quinolone-resistant Salmonella
7. This Week on Epi-Com
8. Mosquito-borne Disease Update

1. Bureau of Epidemiology Publishes First Data from 2004 FYTS Survey
2. Satellite Broadcast on EpiCom Scheduled for August 25
3. Introductory Course Offered for Counselors and Outreach Workers
4. Bureau of Epidemiology CHD Conference Call Features Youth Smoking, Pertussis Updates
5. How are Dead Birds Used in Surveillance for West Nile Virus?
6. August Grand Grounds Will Focus on Quinolone-resistant Salmonella
7. This Week on Epi-Com
8. Mosquito-borne Disease Update

1. Bureau of Epidemiology Hosts EpiCom Satellite Broadcast
2. Prevalance of Depression and Injury Among Florida's High School Students
3. Bureau Welcomes Medical Epidemiologist
4. Prevnar Supply Update
5. Sensor Shields Combine Medicine and Technology
6. Reporting and Surveillance of Escherchia coli (E. coli)
7. This Week on Epi-Com
8. Mosquito-borne Disease Update

1. 2004 Quality Showcase Selects Two Entries from Bureau of Epidemiology
2. Report Show Trends in Florida Youth Behavior
3. CHD Conference Call Provides News on County Outbreaks
4. Introducing Surveillance and Reporting Program Specialist
5. Pufferfish Consumption Confirmed as Cause of Saxitoxin Poisoning Cases
6. How-to-U - Merlin for Beginners
7. Varicella Outbreaks Subject of July Grand Rounds
8. This Week on Epi-Com
9. Mosquito-borne Disease Update

1. Comparison of the Syndromic Tracking and Reporting System and the Florida Influenza Sentinel Physician Surveillance Network in the Reporting of Respiratory Illnesses in Pinellas County
2. Government Announces New Safeguards Against BSE
3. Laboratories Receive Reference Guides
4. July Grand Rounds Explores Increasing Varicella Outbreaks
5. Bureau Fills Administrator Position
6. This Week on EpiCom
7. Mosquito-borne Disease Update

1. Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Reports Online
2. Bi-weekly CHD Conference Call - News From the Front
3. UV Exposure From Mercury Vapor Lamps
4. How-To U - First in a Series on Making Things Work
5. Bureau Hires Planning Manager
6. This Week on EpiCom
7. Mosquito-borne Disease Update

1. Merlin Survey Response Results Revealed
2. Volusia County Department of Environmental Health Administrator Recognized
3. Control of Shigelloses in Public Schools
4. Rift Valley Fever Moving Outside Africa
5. Meet Pete - Surveillance Systems Manager
6. This Week on EpiCom
7. Mosquito-borne Disease Update

1. Davis Productivity Award Winners Honored at Luncheon
2. Outbreak of Chickenpox at Seminole County School
3. Exercise Beleaguered Bus Rolls Through North Florida
4. Newest Member of the Epi Team to Market EpiCom
5. This Week on EpiCom
6. Mosquito-borne Disease Update

1. Seminar Poster Winners in the Spotlight
2. Bi-Weekly Conference Call Highlights
3. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Escambia County Jail
4. CDC Realignment Explained
5. Stipend for Pneumococcal Vaccine Administered During CY 2004
6. Center for Biological Defense Announces Training
7. This Week on EpiCom
8. Mosquito-borne Disease Update

1. Health Secretary Speech Sets Tone for Epidemiology Seminar
2. Bi-Weekly Conference Call Explains Change in Surveillance
3. Report Measures Factors in Smallpox Attack Plan
4. Mission Accomplished - Epidemiology Seminar a Success
5. Multifocal Autochthonous Transmission of Malaria - Florida, 2003
6. This Week on EpiCom
7. Mosquito-borne Disease Update

1. Epi-X Simulates Emergency Response to Assess Preparedness
2. Outbreak of Norovirus Gastroenteritis, Fernandina Beach, January 2004
3. New Events to Unfold at This Year's Statewide Epidemiology Seminar
4. Nipah Encephalitis One of New Crop of Emerging Diseases
5. Veterinary Medicine is Public Health in Practice
6. Two New Graduates in Bureau
7. May Grand Rounds Presents Analysis of Locally Acquired Malaria Risk Factors
8. This Week on EpiCom
9. Mosquito-borne Disease Update

1. Statewide Epidemiology Seminar Attracting Record Number of Early Reservations
2. CHD Conference Call Includes Reviews, Updates
3. Hepatitis Introductory TRaining Offered Monthly
4. Study Links Smoking to Racial Disparities for Cancer Morbidity
5. Call for Conference Posters
6. This Week on EpiCom
7. Mosquito-borne Disease Update

1. April Grand Rounds Scheduled for 27th
2. Rabies Precautions Still an Issue for Public Health
3. 2004 Statewide Epidemiology Seminar News
4. Elevated Lead Levels Lead to Interdepartmental Cooperation
5. Mutations Blamed for 1918 Flu Pandemic
6. Study of St. Louis Encephalitis Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis Provides Insight
7. Call for Conference Posters
8. This Week on EpiCom
9. Mosquito-borne Disease Update

1. Bi-weekly Conference Call
2. New One-page PRAMS Reports Available Online
3. 2004 Statewide Epidemiology Seminar Coming Soon
4. Meet Statistician Curt Miller
5. FDA Foodborne Illness Primer for Physicians Announced
6. Grand Rounds Set for April 27th
7. Survey Numbers are in, Results are Appreciated
8. Call for Conference Posters
9. This Week on EpiCom
10. Mosquito-borne Disease Update

1. Lee County Health Department Tracks Down Case of N. Meningitis
2. Infant Sleep Positions in Florida
3. 2004 Statewide Epidemiology Seminar Coming Soon
4. Getting Acquainted - Dr. Youjie Huang
5. Outbreak of Foodborne Norovirus Gastroenteritis in St. Augustine Florida, February 2004
6. CDC Provides Funding to Implement HIV Incidence Surveillance
7. Call for Conference Posters
8. National Infant Immunization Week Kicks Off in April
9. This Week on EpiCom
10. Mosquito-borne Disease Update
11. Weekly Disease Table

1. Health Disparities Within the Older Population in Florida
2. UV Exposure from Mercury Vapor Lamps
3. Relief from the Sea
4. Getting Acquainted - GIS and Computer Systems Analyst
5. After One Year, Bi-Weekly CHD Conference Calls Still Going Strong
6. FDA and EPA Issue Joint Advisory
7. Latest BRFSS Report Shows Nearly Half of Adult Floridians Have Been Tested for HIV/AIDS
8. This Week on EpiCom
9. Florida Influenza Surveillance For the Week Ending March 20, 2004
10. Mosquito-borne Disease Update
11. Weekly Disease Table

1. Measles Surveillance in Palm Beach County - A Successful Response and Preparedness Effort
2. May Epidemiology Seminar Preparations Underway
3. Acting Bureau Chief Selected for Olympic Team
4. Getting Acquainted - Grants Specialist for Bioterrorism and other Public Health Grants
5. Council of State and Territoral Epidemiologists Choose Abstracts for Annual Meeting
6. A.G. Holley State Hospital Announces Grand Rounds on Latent TB
7. Call for Conference Posters
8. Florida Influenza Surveillance For the Week Ending March 6, 2004
9. Mosquito-borne Disease Update
10. Weekly Disease Table

1. Latest Florida Youth Tobacco Survey Shows Steady Decline in Usage Among Teens
2. Improving Public Health Through Respiratory Syncytial Virus Surveillance
3. Epi Update Review - Tell Us What You Think
4. Getting Acquainted - Meet the Bureau's Contract Manager
5. Mass Vaccination Clinics:  A Reality Check
6. March Grand Rounds to Cover Florida's Cancer Registry
7. Florida Influenza Surveillance For the Week Ending February 28, 2004
8. Mosquito-borne Disease Update
9. Weekly Disease Table

1. Incident Command Team for Influenza Stands Down
2. Getting Acquainted - Meet the Bureau's Professional Training Coordinator
3. Testing Begins on New Hepatitis C Vaccine
4. Epi Update Review - Tell Us What You Think
5. Florida Influenza Surveillance For the Week Ending February 21, 2004
6. Mosquito-borne Disease Update
7. Weekly Disease Table

1. 2004 Statewide Epidemiology Seminar Plans Laid
2. Bi-Weekly CHD Conference Call Report on Varicella Zoster in Duval County
3. Getting Acquainted - Meet the Bureau's Cancer Epidemiologist
4. Bioshield Exercise to Explore Inectious Disease Strategies
5. Preparing Your Hospital for SARS
6. The Life Cycle of a Virus - A New Approach to HIV Treatment
7. Coming Your Way - The First -ever Epi Readers Survey
8. This Week on EpiCom
9. Florida Influenza Surveillance for the Week Ending February 14, 2004
10. Mosquito-borne Disease Update
11. Weekly Disease Table

1. Chickenpox Diagnosed at Duval County Shelter
2. Florida Youth Tobacco Survey Shows Smoking Has Decreased
3. Epidemic Intelligence Service Program Recruiting
4. Bioterrorism Surveillance Epidemiologist Joins Staff
5. Abstracts Point to Scope of Bureau Experience
6. Regional Epidemiology Seminar Set for February 25-26 in Winter Haven
7. Bioterrorism with Toxins:  Laboratory Resonse Networks
8. Food Safety and Security Measures Added
9. Florida Influenza Surveillance for the Week Ending January 24, 2004
10. Mosquito-borne Disease Update
11. Weekly Disease Table

1. Florida Influenza Surveillance for the Week Ending January 24, 2004
2. Polk County Experiences Outbreaks of Illness Associated With Exposure to Lake Water
3. Bi-Weekly Conference Call Nets Information on Bureau Programs
4. Getting Acquainted - Meet the Bureau's Respiratory Disease Surveillance Epidemiologist
5. February Grand Rounds Focuses on Norovirus Outbreak in St. Lucie County School
6. New Training Slated for February
7. This Week on EpiCom
8. Mosquito-borne Disease Update
9. Weekly Disease Table

1. Florida Influenza Surveillance for the Week Ending January 17, 2004
2. New Reports Released by Bureau of Epidemiology on Overweight and Obesity
3. Avian Flu Spreads, Resists Flu-Fighting Drug
4. January Grand Rounds Scheduled for Tuesday, 27th
5. Getting Acquainted - Meet our Coordinator of Research Services
6. Smallpox Preparedness to be Tested by CDC
7. New Year, New Guidelines for Epi Update
8. This Week on EpiCom
9. Mosquito-borne Disease Update
10. Weekly Disease Table

1. CDC Recommendations on SARS Control Measures
2. February Regional Seminar Set for Winter Haven
3. Bi-Weekly CHD Conference Call Provides Updated SARS Case Definition
4. January Grand Rounds Scheduled for Tuesday, 27th
5. Second in a Series - Bureau Introduces Editor/Writer
6. Responding to Vaccine-preventable Diseases
7. Avian Influenza Breaks Out in Vietnam
8. Florida Influenza Surveillance for the Week Ending January 10, 2004
9. This Week on EpiCom
10. Mosquito-borne Disease Update
11. Weekly Disease Table

1. January Grand Rounds Will Be Inspiratory Stridor
2. Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Reports Released
3. FDA Issues Guidance on Xenotransplantation
4. West Nile Virus Here to Stay
5. Bureau Welcomes Epidemiologist
6. Pentagon Resumes Anthrax Vaccination Program
7. Florida Influenza Surveillance for the Week Ending January 3, 2004
8. This Week on EpiCom
9. Mosquito-borne Disease Update
10. Weekly Disease Table

01-09-04

1. Influenza Vaccine Not the Only Shortage
2. Typhoid Fever Affects Orange County Family
3. Next Regional Training Seminar to be Held in Central Florida
4. Bi-Weekly CHD Conference Call Participation Widespread
5. Japan Revises Infectious Disease Law
6. Merlin Basic Training for 2004
7. Florida Influenza Surveillance for the Week Ending December 27, 2003
8. This Week on EpiCom
9. Mosquito-borne Disease Update
10. Weekly Disease Table