Expanded Surveillance for Pediatric Infectious Diseases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking applicants for a grant to support a network of U.S. institutions that will conduct standardized, prospective, active surveillance of pediatric acute respiratory illness (ARI) and acute gastroenteritis (AGE). The network will focus on respiratory and enteric viruses among pediatric patients seeking healthcare. The grant will support the collection of data to estimate prevention product effectiveness, hospitalization rates, and information on the natural history of medically attended diseases. • The grant will support a network of U.S. institutions to conduct surveillance of pediatric ARI and AGE. • The network will focus on respiratory and enteric viruses among pediatric patients seeking healthcare. • The grant will support the collection of data to estimate prevention product effectiveness, hospitalization rates, and information on the natural history of medically attended diseases. • The grant will inform prevention product recommendations, guide public health strategies, and reduce viral illness-associated hospitalizations and healthcare utilization among children.