Viral Infections

Arbovirus

Guidelines for Arbovirus Surveillance in the United States
Division of Vector-borne Diseases; April 1993
PDF (554 KB)

B Virus

Recommendations for Prevention of and Therapy for Exposure to B Virus (Cercopithecine Herpesvirus 1)
Clin Infect Dis. November 15, 2002; 35:1191-1203.
PDF (135 K)

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome --- United States: Updated Recommendations for Risk Reduction
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. July 26, 2002;51(RR-09):1-12.
PDF (7,216 KB)

Hemodialysis, Infections Related to

Recommendations for Preventing Transmission of Infections Among Chronic Hemodialysis Patients
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. April 27, 2001;50(RR-05):1-43
PDF (387 KB)

Hepatitis, Viral

Guidelines for Laboratory Testing and Result Reporting of Antibody to Hepatitis C Virus
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. February 7, 2003; 52(RR-03):1-16
PDF (2.1 MB)

Public Health Service Inter-Agency Guidelines for Screening Donors of Blood, Plasma, Organs, Tissues, and Semen for Evidence of Hepatitis B and C
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. April 19, 1991;40(RR-04):1-17

Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection and HCV-Related Chronic Disease
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. October 16, 1998;47(RR-19):1-39.
PDF (490 KB)

Influenza

Influenza Vaccination of Health-Care Personnel: Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. February 24, 2006;55(RR-2);1-16.
PDF (426 KB)

Prevention and Control of Influenza
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. April 25, 2003; 52(RR-08):1-36
PDF  (237 KB)

• Using Live, Attenuated Influenza Vaccine for Prevention and Control of Influenza
  Supplemental Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
  MMWR Recommendations and Reports. September 26, 2003; 52(RR-13):1-8
  PDF  (257 KB)
  
• Notice to Readers: Supplemental Recommendations About the Timing of Influenza Vaccination, 2003--04 Season
  MMWR. August 22, 2003;52(33):796-797
  PDF  (576 KB)

Japanese Encephalitis Virus 

Inactivated Japanese Encephalitis Virus Vaccine Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. January 8, 1993;42(RR-01):1-15.
PDF (264 KB)

Pneumonia, Community-Acquired

Practice Guidelines for the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults
Clin Infect Dis. August 2000;31:347-382.
Full text
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PDF (287 KB)Limited access; journal subscribers only

Rabies

Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, 2007: National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc. (NASPHV)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. April 6, 2007; 56(RR-05):1-8
PDF (180 KB)

Smallpox

Recommendations for Using Smallpox Vaccine in a Pre-Event Vaccination Program
Supplemental Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. April 4, 2003; 52(RR-07):1-16
PDF (237 KB)

Smallpox Vaccination and Adverse Reactions: Guidance for Clinicians
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. February 21, 2003; 52(RR-04):1-28
PDF (5.5 MB)

West Nile Virus

Epidemic/Epizootic West Nile Virus in the United States: Guidelines for Surveillance, Prevention, and Control
Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases. November 8-9, 1999.
PDF (340 KB)

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