What is NC DETECT?
The North Carolina Disease Event Tracking and Epidemiologic Collection Tool (NC DETECT) is the Web-based early event detection and timely public health surveillance system in the North Carolina Public Health Information Network. NC DETECT uses the CDC’s CUSUM algorithms from the Early Aberration Reporting System (EARS) to monitor several data sources for suspicious patterns. The reporting system also provides broader public health surveillance reports for emergency department visits related to hurricanes, injuries, asthma, vaccine-preventable diseases, occupational health and others. A short summary of NC DETECT with additional information is also available.
