CDC - Manual for Surveillance of VPD - Vaccines

CDC - Manual for Surveillance of VPD - Vaccines

Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

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• List of Front Matter
• List of Chapters
• List of Appendices

5th Edition, 2012 & 6th Edition, 2013

As the 6th edition chapters become available, they will replace the 5th edition.

The Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases provides current guidelines for those directly involved in surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases, especially personnel at the local health departments. For each of the vaccine-preventable diseases, this manual includes a chapter describing the importance of rapid case identification; the importance of surveillance; disease reduction goals; case definitions (including clinical description and case classifications); epidemiologically important data to be collected during case investigation; activities for enhancing surveillance; activities for case investigation; and activities for outbreak control. Other chapters include information on surveillance indicators; surveillance data analyses; reporting adverse events following vaccination; and enhancing surveillance. In addition, the manual includes a section reserved for insertion of state-specific guidance for VPD surveillance and extensive appendices.

List of Front Matter

• Front portion of manual (Aug 2012)
  Cover, spine, title pages (titles and acknowledgements), acronyms, definition of terms, table of contents, introduction, etc.

List of Chapters

• Chapter 1: Diphtheria (Aug 2011)
• Chapter 2: Haemophilus influenzae type b (Jul 2011)
• Chapter 3: Hepatitis A (Aug 2011)
• Chapter 4: Hepatitis B (Aug 2011)
• Chapter 5: HPV (Aug 2011)
• Chapter 6: Influenza (Aug 2011)
• Chapter 7: Measles 6th Edition 2013 (Jul 2013)
• Chapter 8: Meningococcal (Aug 2011)
• Chapter 9: Mumps (Oct 2012)
• Chapter 10: Pertussis (Nov 2013 - Outbreak section only)
• Chapter 11: Pneumococcal (Mar 2012)
• Chapter 12: Polio (Apr 2013)
• Chapter 13: Rotavirus (Aug 2011)

• Chapter 14: Rubella (Sep 2012)
• Chapter 15: Congenital Rubella Syndrome (Sep 2012)
• Chapter 16: Tetanus (Oct 2011)
• Chapter 17: Varicella (Jul 2011)
• Chapter 18: Surveillance Indicators (Dec 2011)
• Chapter 19: Enhancing Surveillance (Dec 2011)
• Chapter 20: Analysis of Surveillance Data (Dec 2011)
• Chapter 21: Surveillance for Adverse Events Following Vaccination (Oct 2011)
• Chapter 22: Laboratory Support for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (Dec 2012)
• Chapter 23: National Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (Dec 2011)
• Chapter 24: State-Specific Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (Oct 2011)

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List of Appendices

Below is a list of appendices for the Manual of Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases. As they are completed, a link will be provided to the appendix. Please check back often. If you wish to be notified by email when this web page is updated and hence when appendices are added, please use the Get Email Updates link located at the top of this page.

• Appendix 1: Collection of Specimens for Isolation of C. diphtheriae  [2 pages] (Ch. 1)
• Appendix 2: Guidelines for managing a suspected case of diphtheria and for managing close contacts  [3 pages] (Ch. 1)
• Appendix 3: CDC Diphtheria Worksheet  [3 pages] (Ch. 1)
• Appendix 4: Haemophilus influenzae Surveillance Worksheet (Ch. 2)
  • Abbreviated Worksheet Option  [1 page] Nov 2010
  • Expanded Worksheet Option  [3 pages] Nov 2010
• Appendix 5: Haemophilus influenzae type b Vaccine and Extended Information Worksheet (Ch. 2) removed - Haemophilus influenzae type b Worksheet is no longer in use.
• Appendix 6: Hepatitis Data Collection Worksheet  [6 pages] (Ch. 3 and 4) Feb 2009
• Appendix 7: Measles Virus Isolation Instructions  [4 pages] (Ch. 7) Jan 2009
• Appendix 8: Measles Surveillance Worksheet (Ch. 7)
  • Instructions  [2 pages] Jan 2009
  • Worksheet  [2 pages] Jan 2009
• Appendix 9: Meningococcal Disease Surveillance Worksheet (Ch. 8)
  • Version 1 (formerly NETSS)  [1 page] Jan 2009
  • Version 2 (formerly NEDSS)  [3 pages] Jan 2009
• Appendix 10: Mumps Surveillance Worksheet (Ch. 9)
  • Instructions  [2 pages] Jan 2009
  • Worksheet  [ 2 pages] Jan 2009
• Appendix 11: Pertussis Surveillance Worksheet (Ch. 10)
  • Instructions  [3 pages] Jan 2009
  • Worksheet  [2 pages] Jan 2009
• Appendix 12: Pertussis Death Worksheet (Ch. 10) removed - Pertussis Death Worksheet is no longer in use.
• Appendix 13: Streptococcus pneumoniae Surveillance Worksheet  [2 pages](Ch. 11) Feb 2009
• Appendix 14: Suspected Polio Case worksheet Investigation of suspected case of poliomyelitis (Ch. 12)
  • Worksheet  [3 pages] May 2010
• Appendix 15: Collection of Specimens for Typing of Rubella Virus  [2 pages] (Ch. 14) Jan 2009
• Appendix 16: Rubella Surveillance Worksheet (Ch. 14)
  • Instructions  [2 pages] Feb 2009
  • Worksheet  [2 pages] Feb 2009
• Appendix 17: Congenital Rubella Syndrome Case Report  [2 pages] (Ch. 15) Feb 2009
• Appendix 18: Tetanus Surveillance Worksheet (Ch. 16)
  • Instructions  [2 pages] Feb 2009
  • Worksheet  [2 pages] Feb 2009
• Appendix 19: Varicella Death Investigation Worksheet (Ch. 17)
  • Instructions  [2 pages] Nov 2012
  • Worksheet  [4 pages] Nov 2012
• Appendix 20: Varicella Outbreak Reporting & Surveillance Worksheets (Ch. 17)
  • Reporting Worksheet  [1 page] Apr 2012
  • Surveillance Worksheet  [3 pages] May 2005
• Appendix 21: Updated Guidelines for Evaluating Public Health Surveillance Systems  [1 page] (Ch. 18) Jan 2009
• Appendix 22: VAERS Form  [1 page] (Ch. 21) Jan 2009
• Appendix 23: CDC Specimen Submission Form (50.34)(Ch. 22) Jan 2013
  Link to page describes updated form and protocols in effect Feb 4, 2013.
• Appendix 24: Interstate Shipment of Etiologic Agents / Packaging and Shipping of Biomedical Material  [4 pages] (Ch. 22) Feb 2009