Enhanced Disease Surveillance during the 2012 Republican National Convention, Tampa, FL

Authors

  • David Atrubin Hillsborough County Health Department
  • Michael Wiese Hillsborough County Health Department
  • Rebecca Snider Hillsborough County Health Department
  • Kiley Workman Hillsborough County Health Department
  • Warren McDougle Hillsborough County Health Department

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4558

Abstract

This presentation will describe disease surveillance utilized during the 2012 Republican National Convention (RNC) held August 26-30, 2012 in Tampa, FL. While the Tampa Bay Area has hosted other high profile events that required heightened disease surveillance previously, the 2012 RNC marked the first national special security event (NSSE) held in Florida. In addition to the existing surveillance systems, the HCHD Epidemiology Program implemented additional systems designed to rapidly detect individual cases and outbreaks of public health importance. The short duration of RNC, coupled with the large number of visitors to our area, provided additional surveillance challenges.

Author Biography

David Atrubin, Hillsborough County Health Department

David Atrubin is an epidemiologist with the Hillsborough County Health Department in Tampa, FL, who has had the opportunity to work on a wide variety of investigations. Mr. Atrubin has worked with syndromic surveillance systems for over ten years. Prior to joining the Fl-EIS Program, Atrubin attended The Ohio State University where he received his Master of Public Health in Epidemiology.

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Published

2013-03-24

How to Cite

Atrubin, D., Wiese, M., Snider, R., Workman, K., & McDougle, W. (2013). Enhanced Disease Surveillance during the 2012 Republican National Convention, Tampa, FL. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4558

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Oral Presentations: Surveillance during Mass Gatherings and Outbreaks

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