Outbreak Control Guidelines for Vaccine Preventable Diseases
- Chapter 1 - Diphtheria (PDF, 129KB, 7pg.)
- Chapter 2 - HIB (PDF, 130KB, 6pg.)
- Chapter 3 - Measles (PDF, 228KB, 12pg.)
- Measles Diagnostic Testing Decision Tree (PDF, 34KB, 1pg.)
- Measles Outbreak Control Decision Tree (PDF, 77KB, 7pg.)
- Chapter 4 - Mumps (PDF, 361KB, 12pg.)
- Chapter 5 - Pertussis (PDF, 244KB, 12pg.)
- Pertussis Outbreak Control Decision Tree (PDF, 5KB, 1pg.)
- Guidance on Pertussis Control for Health Care Providers (PDF, 102KB, 1pg.)
- Chapter 6 - Rubella (PDF, 157KB, 10pg.
- Chapter 7 - Tetanus (PDF, 135KB, 6pg.)
- Chapter 8 - Varicella (PDF, 178KB, 14pg.)
Acronyms
- ACIP
- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
- CDC
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CSF
- Cerebral Spinal Fluid
- CSTE
- Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
- DFA
- Direct Florescent Antibody
- DOB
- Date of Birth
- HCP
- Health Care Personnel
- IgG
- Immunoglobulin G antibody
- IgM
- Immunoglobulin M antibody
- LHD
- Local Health Department
- NCIRD
- National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
- NYS
- New York State
- NYSDOH
- New York State Department of Health
- PCR
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RT-PCR
- Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction
Please note that New York State uses the CSTE case definitions to provide uniform criteria for reporting diseases.
