Interagency and Commercial Collaboration During an Investigation of Chikungunya and Dengue Among Returning Travelers to the United States.
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.
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. efj8@cdc.gov mps6@cdc.gov.
Emily S
ES
Jentes
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.|Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Alexander J
AJ
Millman
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Miami, Florida.
Michelle
M
Decenteceo
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Miami, Florida.
Andrew
A
Klevos
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.|Division of Vector-borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Holly M
HM
Biggs
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Douglas H
DH
Esposito
Amigos de las Américas, Houston, Texas.
Heidi
H
McPherson
Amigos de las Américas, Houston, Texas.
Carmen
C
Sullivan
Amigos de las Américas, Houston, Texas.
Dayton
D
Voorhees
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Miami, Florida.
Jim
J
Watkins
American Airlines, Miami, Florida.
Fanancy L
FL
Anzalone
Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, Texas.
Linda
L
Gaul
Customs and Border Protection, Miami, Florida.
Sal
S
Flores
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Gary W
GW
Brunette
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. efj8@cdc.gov mps6@cdc.gov.
Mark J
MJ
Sotir
D065632:Chikungunya Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002646:Chikungunya virus; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D003716:Dengue Virus; D004293:Dominican Republic; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D015980:Public Health Practice; D055818:Public-Private Sector Partnerships; D014195:Travel; D014481:United States