Outbreak Control Guidelines for Vaccine Preventable Diseases

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.