NORS: National Outbreak Reporting System for Waterborne and Enteric Diseases

NORS is a web-based platform for reporting waterborne and enteric disease outbreaks to the CDC by U.S. health departments. The dataset likely contains detailed records of outbreaks, including columns for State, Year, Month, Illnesses, Hospitalizations, Deaths, and Etiology. It was last updated on 2024-12-30 and is hosted by data.cdc.gov.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal trends in outbreak frequency and severity using Year, Month, and Illnesses columns.
• Modeling the relationship between outbreak Setting, Primary Mode, and hospitalization rates using Hospitalizations and Info On Hospitalizations.
• Classifying outbreaks by transmission source using Water Type, Food Vehicle, and Animal Type columns.
• Geospatial analysis of outbreak distribution and risk factors using State and Water Exposure columns.

Strengths

• Includes detailed epidemiological variables such as Etiology, Serotype or Genotype, and IFSAC Category.
• Provides outcome metrics for public health impact, including Illnesses, Hospitalizations, and Deaths.
• Data is reported by authoritative sources (local, state, and territorial U.S. health departments).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.cdc.gov

Collection Method

Reports submitted by local, state, and territorial U.S. health departments via the NORS web platform.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2024-12-30 14:42:50.

Geography

United States, as indicated by the State column and description.