At a glance
Several surveillance systems are linked to the National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS). These systems include surveillance systems that collect information on waterborne, foodborne, and animal contact outbreaks.
What's collected
Waterborne Disease and Outbreak Surveillance System (WBDOSS)
WBDOSS collects national data on waterborne disease and outbreaks associated with recreational water, drinking water, and environmental and undetermined exposures to water.
Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System (FDOSS)
FDOSS collects information on foodborne disease outbreaks in the United States.
Animal Contact Outbreak Surveillance System (ACOSS)
ACOSS collects information about U.S. outbreaks of human enteric (intestinal) illness linked to contact with animals or their environments.
Other Systems Linked to NORS
One Health Harmful Algal Bloom System (OHHABS)
OHHABS is a case-based and event-based reporting system for human and animal illnesses associated with harmful algal bloom (HAB) and HAB events.
CaliciNet
CaliciNet is a national norovirus outbreak surveillance network of federal, state, and local public health laboratories in the United States. When a CaliciNet record is matched to a NORS record by the NORS State ID or CDC ID or CaliciNet outbreak code, norovirus strain data from CaliciNet can be linked to the NORS record.
PulseNet
PulseNet is a national laboratory network that connects foodborne, waterborne, and One Health-related illness cases to detect outbreaks. When a NORS user adds a PulseNet isolate to their NORS report, that lab data is thereafter linked between NORS and PulseNet; any updates made by PulseNet to isolates added to a NORS report will automatically be updated within NORS.
National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System for Enteric Bacteria (NARMS)
NARMS tracks changes in the antimicrobial susceptibility of certain enteric bacteria found in ill people (CDC), retail meats (FDA), and food animals (USDA) in the United States. When a NORS user adds a PulseNet isolate to their NORS report, any associated NARMS data for that isolate is pulled into the NORS report.