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Division of Disease Control and Health Protection
Florida Department of HealthAquatic Toxins Program
Andrew Reich, MS, MSPH, RRTAdministrator: Public Health Toxicology SectionBureau of Environmental Health
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 Harmful Algal Bloom/Clean Water Act/Safe Drinking Water Act Workshop and Public Meeting, Chicago, IL April 27 – 29, 2016
Freshwater: CyanobacteriaMicrocystis, Cylindrospermopsis, Lyngbya, Anabaena, Oscillatoria, Aphanizomenon
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Freshwater: Cyanobacteria3
Target Audience
• Health care providers
• Residents
• Visitors
• Workers
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Target Audience (continued)
• Veterinarians
• Farmers
• Pet Owners
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Medical Fact Sheets
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Public Health Surveillance ToolsEpiCom
- Public health bulletin board
Florida Poison Information Centers - Tampa, Jacksonville, Miami
Florida reportable disease system - Merlin
ESSENCE- Syndromic surveillance- Includes Florida hospital emergencydepartment and acute care facility data
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ESSENCE - Florida
Florida Poison Control Centers
“Merlin” Reportable
Disease Database
Florida-Based
Emergency Dep’t Data
“Electronic Surveillance System for Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics”
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EpiCom System
Aquatic Toxins
“Forum”
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Full text subscribers = 309; “Title” only subscribers = 78
Florida “Slime Crime” Tracker
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Cyanobacteria Tracking WebsiteIn 2012, the Florida Department of Health
developed an online tracking module for coordinating statewide cyanobacteria bloom response.
Caspio Web Hosting Site:• http://www.caspio.com/• Multi-user capability• User name/password protected• Somewhat “development” friendly• Redacted public portal also available
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HABs Tracking Website: Caspio
Contains a searchable database for retrieving data
Collects information on the location of bloom events, environmental conditions, site visit observations, & laboratory results
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March 2016 n = 128FL Dept of Health (FDOH)
FL Dept of EnvironmentalProtection (FDEP)County Govt (County)
FL Fish and Wildlife (FWC)
FL Water Management District(WMD)Military
National Aeronautics andAtmospheric AdministrationFL Dept of Agriculture andConsumer ServicesPrivate Lab
External - State
FDOH
FDEP
County
FWC
WMD
Caspio Subscribers by Entity13
Public Access Bloom Records14
Public Access Bloom Records14 - b
Public Access Bloom Records14 - c
Caspio – 270 recordsMany counties represented (33)
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Andrew Reich MS, MSPH, RRTDivision of Disease Control and Health Protection
www.floridahealth.gov/environmental-health/
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