EPREmergency Preparedness & Response
- Specific Hazards
- Bioterrorism
- A–Z
- Anthrax
- Arenaviruses
- Botulism
- Brucella
- Cholera
- Ebola virus
- E. coli
- Food safety threats
- Glanders
- Lassa fever
- Marburg virus
- Melioidosis
- Plague
- Q fever
- Salmonella
- Shigella
- Smallpox
- Smallpox Basics
- Vaccine Basics
- Clinicians
- Vaccination Q & A (for professionals)
- Health Officials
- People Selected for Response Teams
- Diagnosis/
Evaluation - Lab Testing
- Infection Control
- Surveillance & Investigation
- Preparation & Planning
- Response
- Vaccination
- Images
- Medical Management
- Training & Education
- References
- Tularemia
- Typhoid fever
- Viral hemorrhagic fevers
- List by Category
- Fact Sheets
- Case Definitions
- Training
- Surveillance
- Preparation & Planning
- First Responders
- Lab Info
- A–Z
- Chemical
- A–Z
- Abrin
- Adamsite
- Ammonia
- Arsenic
- Arsine
- Barium
- Benzene
- Brevetoxin
- Bromine
- BZ
- Carbon monoxide
- Chlorine
- Chromium
- Colchicine
- Cyanide
- Digitalis
- Ethylene glycol
- Hydrazine
- Hydrofluoric acid
- Lewisite
- Melamine
- Mercury
- Methyl bromide
- Methyl isocyanate
- Nicotine
- Nitrogen mustard
- Opioids
- Organic solvents
- Osmium tetroxide
- Paraquat
- Phosgene
- Phosgene oxime
- Phosphine
- Phosphorus
- Pulmonary agents
- Ricin
- Sarin
- Saxitoxin
- Selenium
- Sodium azide
- Sodium monofluoroacetate
- Soman
- Strychnine
- Sulfur mustard
- Sulfuryl Fluoride
- Super Warfarin
- Tabun
- Tetrodotoxin
- Thallium
- Trichothecene
- Unidentified Chemical
- VX
- List by Category
- Chemical-Specific Fact Sheets
- Toxicology FAQs
- Case Definitions
- Toxic Syndrome Descriptions
- Toxicological Profiles
- Training
- First Responders
- Medical Management
- Emergency Response Cards
- Lab Info
- Surveillance
- Preparation & Planning
- A–Z
- Radiation
- Mass Casualties
- Natural Disasters & Severe Weather
- Recent Outbreaks & Incidents
- Bioterrorism
- Preparedness for All Hazards
- What CDC Is Doing
- What You Can Do
- What's New
Smallpox: Surveillance and Investigation
Information for the public can be found on the Smallpox Disease page.
On this page:
Highlights
- Smallpox Case Definitions
- Surveillance, Contact Tracing, and Epidemiological Investigations Guidelines (139 KB/23 pages)
Protocols
-
Smallpox Case Definitions
Includes clinical case definition, lab criteria for confirmation, case classification, clinical types of variola major
Dec 31, 2003
(last reviewed Feb 21, 2006) - Smallpox
Response Plan & Guidelines
Outlines the public health strategies that would guide the public health response to a smallpox emergency and many of the federal, state, and local public health activities that must be undertaken in a smallpox outbreak.
Jun 23, 2004
(last reviewed Feb 21, 2006) -
Surveillance,
Contact Tracing, and Epidemiological Investigations Guidelines (139 KB/23 pages)
From "Guide A" in the Smallpox Response Plan & Guidelines
Word (218 KB/23 pages)
Sep 25, 2002
Training
-
Course: Smallpox: Disease, Prevention, & Intervention
Developed by CDC & WHO for training smallpox response teams
Dec 22, 2003
(last reviewed Feb 21, 2006) -
Smallpox: Clinical & Epidemiologic Features
Emerging Infectious Diseases 1999 Jul-Aug;5(4):537-539.
References
-
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Statement on Smallpox Preparedness & Vaccination
Jun 18, 2003
(last reviewed Feb 21, 2006) -
CDC Guidance for Post-Event Smallpox Planning
Guidance for recipients of federal funding through the Public Health Preparedness & Response for Bioterrorism (PHPRB) Cooperative Agreement
Dec 16, 2002
(last reviewed Feb 21, 2006) - Consensus Statement: Smallpox as a Biological Weapon: Medical and Public Health Management
JAMA 1999 Jun 9;281(22):2127-2137.
(361 KB/11 pages)
Abstract
Concise, bulleted summary of the full article
(165 KB/6 pages)
Jun 9, 1999 - Recognition of Illness Associated with the Intentional Release of a Biologic Agent
MMWR 2001 Oct 19;50(41):893-897.
(168 KB/20 pages)
Historical Archives
-
Modeling Potential Response to Smallpox as a Bioterrorist Weapon
Meltzer MI, Damon I, LeDuc JW, Millar JD
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2001 Nov-Dec;7(6):959-969. -
Notice to Readers: 25th Anniversary of the Last Case of Naturally Acquired Smallpox
MMWR 2002 Oct 25;51(42):952.
(236 KB/20 pages) -
Smallpox SurveillanceWorldwide
MMWR 1997 Oct 24;46(42):990-994.
(318 KB/28 pages) -
Smallpox: An Attack Scenario
O'Toole T
Emerging Infectious Diseases 1999 Jul-Aug;5(4):540-546. -
Surveillance & Control Measures during Smallpox Outbreaks
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2005 Feb;11(2). -
Use of Automated Ambulatory-Care Encounter Records for Detection of Acute Illness Clusters, Including Potential Bioterrorism Events
Lazarus R, Kleinman K, Dashevsky I, Adams C, Kludt P, DeMaria A Jr, Platt R
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Aug;8(8):753-760.
- Share
- Add this to...
- Favorites
- Del.icio.us
- Digg
- Google Bookmarks
- Technorati
- Yahoo MyWeb
- Updates
- Subscribe
- Listen
- Content source: CDC Emergency Communication System (ECS), Division of Health Communication and Marketing (DHCM), National Center for Health Marketing (NCHM)
Get email updates
To receive email updates about this page, enter your email address:
Contact Us:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd
Atlanta, GA 30333 - 800-CDC-INFO
(800-232-4636)
TTY: (888) 232-6348
24 Hours/Every Day - cdcinfo@cdc.gov