Figure 2.

A comparison of selected demographic variables across the primary computer-based surveillance information systems utilized by four infectious disease control programs in a large city health department, 2008

^aCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (US). National Electronic Disease Surveillance System [cited 2009 Jul 3]. Available from: URL: http://www.cdc.gov/NEDSS

^bCDC (US), National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention. HIV/AIDS Reporting System (HARS) [cited 2009 Jul 3]. Available from: URL: https://team.cdc.gov/team/cdc/dispatch.cgi/w.hars

^cCDC (US), Division of STD Prevention. Sexually transmitted diseases: STD*MIS [cited 2008 Jul 7]. Available from: URL: http://www.cdc.gov/std/std-mis

^dCDC (US), Division of Tuberculosis Elimination. Tuberculosis Information Management System (TIMS) [cited 2008 Jul 7]. Available from: URL: http://www.cdc.gov/tb/programs/tims/tims.htm

ACD = acute communicable disease

HIV = human immunodeficiency virus

AIDS = acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

STD = sexually transmitted disease

TB = tuberculosis

MI = middle initial

mo = month