Pertussis
Reporting Guidelines |
Protocol |
Current Case Definition |
Required Forms
General Information |
Surveillance Data |
Other Links
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Reporting Guidelines
- Within 24 hours to local health department.
Protocol
- West Virginia IDEP Protocol
- Nasopharyngeal Swab Demonstration (Windows Media Video, 3.04Mb)
Produced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Services and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Current Case Definition
Required Forms
- WVEDSS Pertussis Case Report
- Pertussis Case Report (PDF, 36kb)
- Pertussis Outbreak Line List (PDF, 36kb)
General Information
Surveillance Data
- Pertussis Surveillance Data by Year of Onset
- Pertussis Surveillance Data by Year of Onset and Age
- Pertussis Cases by Year 1935-2003
- Pertussis Cases by Year 1970-2003
Other Links
- Prevention of Pertussis, Tetanus, and Diphtheria Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women and Their Infants - ACIP Recommendations
- Tdap: What you should know: A PDF from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- MMWR: Preventing Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis Among Adolescents: Use of Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acelluar Pertussis Vaccines
- MMWR: Preventing Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis Among Adults: Use of Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine
- Recommended Antimicrobial Agents for the Treatment and Postexposure Prophylaxis of Pertussis 2005 CDC Guidelines
- CDC Guidelines for the Control of Pertusis Outbreaks
- Pertussis Alert: Infant Death Following Contact with Symptomatic Adult Family Members
- CDC Information: Pertussis
- VPD Surveillance Manual, Chapter 8
- Immunization Action Coalition -- Current vaccine information
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