Smallpox Resources for Health Officials
Below is a list of useful materials for state and local health departments. (Note: this is only a partial listing of resources available on the CDC Smallpox Site.)
On this page:
- Response Planning
- Diagnosis/Evaluation
- Laboratory Testing
- Surveillance & Investigation
- Infection Control
- Vaccination
- Training
- References
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Response Planning
- Smallpox Response Plan & Guidelines (Version 3.0)
Provides direction to state and local health officials for responding to a smallpox emergency. - Guidance for Post-Event Smallpox Planning
- Cooperative Agreement Award Notice & Grant Guidance
- For additional resources, see Smallpox Preparation & Planning.
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Diagnosis/Evaluation
- Case Definition
- Risk Evaluation Algorithm: Evaluate a Rash Illness Suspicious for Smallpox
- Worksheet: Evaluating Patients for Smallpox
(182 KB/4 pages)
For collecting information on cases of acute, generalized vesicular or pustular rash illness & to classify risk of smallpox using CDC criteria. - Poster: Evaluating Patients for Smallpox
- For additional resources, see Smallpox Diagnosis/Evaluation.
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Laboratory Testing
- Acute, Generalized Vesicular or Pustular Rash Illness Testing Protocol in the United States
Protocol developed to illustrate types of lab testing for patients with acute, generalized vesicular or pustular rash illness - Specimen Collection of Vaccinia Virus
- For additional resources, see Smallpox: Laboratory Testing.
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Surveillance & Investigation
- See Smallpox Surveillance & Investigation
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Infection Control
- Isolation & Quarantine Guidelines
From the Smallpox Response Plan & Guidelines
- Decontamination Guidelines
From the Smallpox Response Plan & Guidelines - For additional resources, see Smallpox Infection Control.
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Vaccination
- Algorithm for Evaluating Suspected Vaccinia Vaccination (Smallpox Vaccination) Pericarditis-Myocarditis (103 KB/7 pages)
DoD Vaccine Healthcare Center (VHC), Version 21 July 05
The preparation of the Smallpox Myopericarditis Algorithm was due to the efforts of the many individuals affiliated with the VHC Network. - ACIP Recommendations for Using Smallpox Vaccine in a Pre-Event Vaccination Program (April 2003)
Vaccination Guidelines for State & Local Health Agencies
From the Smallpox Response Plan & Guidelines
- CDC Policy on Unused Smallpox Vaccine
- Vaccine Administration
- Pre-Vaccination Information Packet
To print & distribute to prospective vaccinees - Maxi-Vac Version 1.0 and Maxi-Vac Alternative Computer Programs
Free software for planning optimal large-scale smallpox vaccination clinics - Training: Adverse Event Workshop for State Health Departments
- VAERS Report Follow-up Worksheet (59 KB/1 page)
- Adverse Event Supplemental Surveillance Worksheet (153 KB/1 page)
- Questions & Answers
For additional resources, see Smallpox Vaccination. -
Training
- See Smallpox Training
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References
- Consensus Statement: Smallpox as a Biological Weapon: Medical and Public Health Management
Henderson D, Inglesby T, Bartlett J, Ascher MS, Eitzen E, Jahrling, PB
JAMA 1999 Jun 9;281(22):2127-2137. See abstract
- Smallpox & its Eradication
Fenner F, Henderson D, Arita I, Jezek Z, Ladnyi I
Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 1988. - For additional references, see Smallpox References.