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Surveillance: Notes on Genetic Sequencing and Cluster Detection Technologies: MPH Practicum Project Proposal Idea

I recently read through the CDC's DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO HIV TRANSMISSION CLUSTERS : A GUIDE FOR HEALTH DEPARTMENTS (2018), and have more questions than I began with, especially regarding the scope of technological functions and surveillance strategies, the ethical implications and social effects in prioritized populations, and the cultural toll it will have in the minoritized community with a history of mistrust for public health institutions.  Medical Monitoring Project ( VDH Stakeholder Meeting: 2015) -Ongoing supplemental surveillance system assessing behaviors and clinical characteristics of persons w/HIV who have received outpatient HIV medical care.  -To learn more about the experiences and needs of people receiving care -Funded by CDC HIV Incidence Surveillance  - Provides estimates of the number of new HIV infection over a certain period of time. - Incidence refers to persons newly infected with HIV in a specified time period, whereas a person newly diagnose...