List of Appendices

Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

Below is a list of appendices for the Manual of Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases.

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• 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 [2 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] Apr 2017
  • Version 2 (formerly NEDSS) [3 pages] Apr 2017
• 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 [4 pages] May 2015
  • 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) Aug 2017
• 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)
  • Varicella Case-Based Surveillance Worksheet [3 pages] May 2005
  • Aggregate Varicella Outbreak Reporting Worksheet [1 page] Apr 2012
  • Reporting Line List for Varicella Outbreak Surveillance [3 pages] Apr 2017
  • Instructions for Completing the Varicella Outbreak Surveillance Reporting Worksheet [2 pages] Apr 2017
• 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