U.S.-Mexico Border Infectious Disease Surveillance Project
The U.S.-Mexico Border Infectious Disease Surveillance Project (BIDS)
Beginnings
The development of the project began in 1997.[1] Over a period of three years, a team of officials from both nations constructed an "active, sentinel surveillance system" over a series of 13 clinical sites.[1]
The primary goal of the project was to demonstrate "that a binational effort with local, state, and federal participation can create a regional surveillance system that crosses an international border".[1]
Investigations
The BIDS project conducted investigations of reports concerning an outbreak of dengue fever in Texas and measles in California and Baja California.[1]
References
- ^ PMID 12533288.
- ^ Weinberg M, Waterman S, Lucas CA, Falcon VC, Morales PK, Lopez LA (January 2003). "The US-Mexico Border Infectious Disease Surveillance Project". Retrieved May 12, 2011.