New York State Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology Typhoid Fever Case Investigation Files

Chronological by year, then alphabetical by surname.

These folders contain medical and circumstantial evidence collected by bureau epidemiologists to determine the source and type of each reported case of typhoid fever, and medical information on the course of the illness.

The documentation typically consists of a case investigation form detailing vital statistics; history of typhoid fever occurrence and vaccinations; course of antibiotic treatment; possible sources of exposure to and further spread of typhoid; household and visitor census; and laboratory specimen culturing results. The form also includes a narrative case history. The file may also contain correspondence among local and state public health investigators, and laboratory findings leading to the patient's release from convalescent carrier status.

B0164Series B0164, Typhoid fever case report cards

B0165Series B0165, Deceased and released typhoid carriers case files

B0168Series B0168, Typhoid fever positive lab reports and

B1068Series B1068, Typhoid fever carriers case control cards contain case investigation files and lab reports, generated by the State Department of Health, that document the study of typhoid fever.

Restricted by New York Public Health Law sect. 18 and New York Code of Rules and Regulations part 10, sect. 50-4; by New York Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6) sect. 87.2(b); by New York Personal Privacy Protection Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6-A) sect. 96; and by the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Acct (HIPAA), 42 U.S. Code sect. 1320d-6, and -7.