Resources for Public Health Officials
Case Definition and Report Forms
- Plague Surveillance Case Definition (1996)
- Plague Case Report Form [PDF - 2 pages] (for public health officials' use)
Note: Surveillance case definitions establish uniform criteria for disease reporting and should not be used as the sole criteria for establishing clinical diagnoses, determining the standard of care necessary for a particular patient, setting guidelines for quality assurance, or providing standards for reimbursement.
Public Health Issues Training Module
The Plague Public Health Issues Training Module covers the following topics:
- Case definitions for plague
- Sentinel events that could indicate a bio-terrorist attack using plague
- The public health response necessary for natural plague
- The public health response necessary for a bioterrorist attack using plague
- The management of contacts to plague cases
- The prophylaxis of contacts to plague cases
Contact Us:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Bacterial Diseases Branch
Foothills Campus
Fort Collins, CO 80521 - 800-CDC-INFO
(800-232-4636)
TTY: (888) 232-6348 - Contact CDC–INFO