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The Epidemic Information Exchange (Epi-X) is a system for the secure exchange of epidemiologic data, including provisional or secure-but-not-classified information regarding outbreaks and other emergent public health events, among public health officials at the local, state, and federal levels.

Epi-X connects state and local public-health officials so that they can share information about outbreaks and other acute health events, including those possibly related to bioterrorism. It is intended to provide epidemiologists and others with a secure, web-based platform that can be used to provide emergency notification of outbreaks and requests for CDC assistance. Epi-X provides tools for searching, tracking, and reporting on diseases.

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