Household-based cluster investigations
have not yet been conducted during ZIKV outbreaks in Puerto Rico or
elsewhere. Such investigations would enable enhanced case finding
and subsequent extrapolation of current rates of under-reporting of
ZIKV disease cases (due either to lack of presentation for care,
clinical misdiagnosis, or failure for cases to be reported),
description of the symptomatology of infected individuals, and
elucidation of risk factors for infection among the individuals
included in the investigation, which may or may not be the same as
those amongst the larger population. Findings from both passive
surveillance data and household-based cluster investigations may
provide a more informed interpretation of the community-wide
patterns of ZIKV infections, and will be used to develop or refine
messaging to the public and medical communities to improve
case-seeking behavior and case reporting.
Emergency Clearance is
requested to; 1) Conduct household-based cluster investigations in
areas with and without ongoing community-wide vector control (e.g.,
aerial spraying) activities, and 2) Compare trends in ZIKV disease
cases reported to the Passive Arboviral Diseases Surveillance
System (PADSS) in areas with and without ongoing community-wide
vector control activities (e.g., aerial spraying). Findings will be
used to develop or refine messaging to the public and medical
communities to improve case-seeking behavior and case reporting,
respectively. It is not expected that this project will take longer
than six months.
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USC 241 Name of Law: U.S. Public Health Service Act
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