RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Agreement #28-706-21 with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc., a non-profit corporation, to pay County an amount not to exceed $53,294 for participation in the California Emerging Infections Program (EIP) for the period from September 1, 2018 through August 31, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Agreement will result in an amount not to exceed $53,294 in funding by Food and Drug Administration Grant for the Emerging Infections Program through the Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. (No County match required)
BACKGROUND:
The National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) for Enteric Bacteria was established in 1996 to monitor bacterial resistance, specifically, the resistance among Salmonella and other enteric bacteria. The 17 participating state health departments forward every tenth human Salmonella isolate to Center for Disease Control (CDC) for antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
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