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Combining innovative thinking, fast response, and careful monitoring Abt Associates provides unequalled expertise and decades of experience in all aspects of conducting surveys – including collecting and analyzing key immunization data. A critical surveillance project for the Department of Defense serves as a good example of Abt Associates’ innovative surveillance solutions – and our ability to leverage technology and partnerships to deliver complete, accurate data quickly and securely. | Abt Associates Inc. smallpox CDC vaccine recipients monitoring registries Immunization Smallpox Vaccination Surveillance Meeting a critical surveillance challenge with an innovative solution Abt Abt Associates Inc. Combining innovative thinking fast response and careful monitoring Abt Associates provides unequalled expertise and decades of experience in all aspects of conducting surveys - including collecting and analyzing key immunization data. A critical surveillance project for the Department of Defense serves as a good example of Abt Associates innovative surveillance solutions - and our ability to leverage technology and partnerships to deliver complete accurate data quickly and securely. An acute need for careful surveillance The threat of a smallpox outbreak has been widely discussed in recent months by the government military and media. In early 2003 these concerns led the . Government to vaccinate selected military personnel and healthcare workers against the disease. However uncertainty over the use of the vaccinia vaccine required careful monitoring of smallpox vaccine recipients particularly of early cohorts to ensure the safety of recipients and their contacts. This surveillance needs to serve several functions. It must provide early insights into adverse reactions. It must compile a complete accurate record of all results -including normal vaccinations expected symptoms and unusual adverse events. And it must help streamline the significant challenges of vaccine administration - particularly among dispersed groups such as military personnel. Creating an advanced surveillance solution In response to the needs of the Department of Defense Abt Associates worked with Voxiva Inc. and Rand to create an innovative surveillance solution that actively monitors and records events following the administration of the smallpox vaccine. The state-of-the-art electronic diary - based on Voxiva s integrated phone and Web technology and Abt Associates call-center .