Smallpox:
Surveillance and Investigation
Information
for the public can be found on the Smallpox
Disease page.
Highlights
Protocols
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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)
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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
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Course: Smallpox: Disease, Prevention, & Intervention
Developed by CDC & WHO for training smallpox response teams
Dec 22, 2003
(last reviewed Feb 21, 2006)
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Smallpox: Clinical & Epidemiologic Features
Emerging Infectious Diseases 1999 Jul-Aug;5(4):537-539.
References
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Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Statement on Smallpox Preparedness & Vaccination
Jun 18, 2003
(last reviewed Feb 21, 2006)
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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)
Frequently Asked Questions
Historical Archives
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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.
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Notice to Readers: 25th Anniversary of the Last Case of Naturally Acquired Smallpox
MMWR 2002 Oct 25;51(42):952.
(236 KB/20 pages)
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Smallpox SurveillanceWorldwide
MMWR 1997 Oct 24;46(42):990-994.
(318 KB/28 pages)
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Smallpox: An Attack Scenario
O'Toole T
Emerging Infectious Diseases 1999 Jul-Aug;5(4):540-546.
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Surveillance & Control Measures during Smallpox Outbreaks
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2005 Feb;11(2).
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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.