Data Sources
Mortality
Citation: Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Delaware Health Statistics Center.
Overview
All Delaware physicians, laboratories and other health care providers are required by regulations to report patients with specific infectious conditions to the Office of Infectious Disease Epidemiology. Both lab-confirmed and clinical diagnoses are reportable. Reporting enables appropriate public health follow-up for patients, helps identify outbreaks, and provides a better understanding of disease trends in Delaware.
Additional Information
Nationally Notifiable Conditions in Delaware
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Privacy
In releasing this information, Delaware aims to provide information that can be helpful to local communities as they work to improve public health. However, the protection of the confidentiality of our citizens is of paramount importance. To that end, counts of less than 11 are not presented. An outside expert has reviewed the platform to ensure it complies with the HIPAA privacy rule (45 CFR 164.§514(b)).
