Using the MCRISP Network for Surveillance of Pediatric Exanthema in Child Care Centers.

Background: Systematic monitoring of exanthema is largely absent from public health surveillance despite emerging diseases and threats of bioterrorism. Michigan Child Care Related Infections Surveillance Program (MCRISP) is the first online program in child care centers to report pediatric exanthema.

Methods: MCRISP aggregated daily counts of children sick, absent, or reported ill by parents.