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Area 6 HIV/AIDS Surveillance Office
covering Hillsborough, Hernando, and Manatee counties
About Us
The primary function of the Area 6 HIV/AIDS Surveillance Office
is to collect and provide population-based data for public health
policy development and program planning and evaluation. Case report
data is collected at the local county health department level and
transferred to the Bureau of HIV/AIDS at the State Health Office
on a monthly basis. Statewide data is then transmitted to the CDC
(without patient identifiers) to compile nationwide statistics.
To ensure accurate and timely data collection, HIV/AIDS Surveillance
Staff regularly visit private health care providers and hospitals
to review medical records and complete HIV/AIDS Case Report Forms.
In addition, HIV/AIDS Surveillance Staff verify whether patients
are notified of their HIV+ results and initiate follow-up services
for patients' and their partners.
Statistics
July-September 2006
April-June 2006
Reporting
HIV/AIDS cases should be reported to the local county health department within 2 weeks of diagnosis, per FL Statutes. Cases may be reported ONLY by MAIL or by TELEPHONE.
FAXING is NOT permitted.
Phone: (813) 307-8011
Mail: please double envelope and mark inside envelope "CONFIDENTIAL"
ATTN: Erica Botting, Surveillance
Hillsborough Co. Health Dept.
PO Box 5135
Tampa, FL 33675-5135
HIV Reporting Criteria in FL . Patient tests positive (+) for any test to diagnose and/or confirm HIV diagnosis on or after 7/1/97
AIDS Reporting Criteria in FL
. Patient has a documented AIDS defining Opportunistic Infection at any time
. CD4 <200 and/or <14% at any time in patients age 13 years or greater
HIV
& AIDS Reporting Guidelines
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HIV
Reportable in Florida if:
* (ONLY if used for diagnostic purposes)
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AIDS
Reportable in Florida if:
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