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Published on in Vol 14 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/85365, first published .
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US Virgin Islands Launches Modernized NBS 7 Disease Surveillance System to Transform Public Health: Implementation Report

US Virgin Islands Launches Modernized NBS 7 Disease Surveillance System to Transform Public Health: Implementation Report

Hannah M Cranford   1 , MPH, PhD ;   Terri Pietka   1, 2 , MS ;   Leah de Wilde   1, 2 , MPH ;   Marlon Lawrence   3 , PhD ;   Lisa L Ekpo   1 , DrPH ;   Esther M Ellis   1 , PhD

1 Epidemiology Division, United States Virgin Islands Department of Health, Christiansted, United States Virgin Islands, United States

2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation, Atlanta, GA, United States

3 Public Health Laboratory, United States Virgin Islands Department of Health, United States Virgin Islands, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Esther M Ellis, PhD
  • Epidemiology Division
  • United States Virgin Islands Department of Health
  • Charles Harwood Complex, 3500 Estate Richmond
  • Christiansted, United States Virgin Islands 00820
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 340 514 7583
  • Email: epi@doh.vi.gov