OpportunityTitle: PPHF-2015-Enhanced Surveillance for New Vaccine Preventable Disease - A Program Expansion for Acute
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: The following organizations are eligible to apply:  Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN  University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY  Cincinnati Children&apos;s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH  Texas Children&apos;s Hospital, Houston, TX  Seattle Children&apos;s Hospital, Seattle, WA  Children&apos;s Mercy Hospital and Clinics, Kansas City, MO  Children&apos;s Hospital and Research Center, Oakland, CA
Description: The main purpose of this supplemental funding announcement is to support a network of US institutions to assess influenza VE in preventing laboratory-confirmed influenza infections among hospitalized children aged &lt;18 years. A second purpose of the supplement is to establish an inpatient surveillance network for surveillance of important non-influenza viral pathogens associated with pediatric acute respiratory illness, including RSV and EV-D68, among children aged &lt;5 years.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: PGOTIM@cdc.gov
GrantorContactText: Technical Information Management Section (TIMS)  &lt;br/&gt;2960 Brandywine Road  &lt;br/&gt;Atlanta, GA 30341  &lt;br/&gt;Office phone: 770-488-2700  &lt;br/&gt;Fax: 770-488-8350 &lt;br/&gt;