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Vaccine Preventable Diseases

Guidelines and Resources

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VPD Guidelines & Resources(**Updated 04/2012**)

DSHS Immunization Branch

DSHS VPD Resources and Guidelines

• ***UPDATED Apr 2012***  Texas Vaccine-Preventable Disease Surveillance Guidelines ( PDF, 7.17 MB)
  This resource is primarily for use by Public Health staff who are following up on VPD disease reports in Texas.  Information covers control measures, case definitions, case statuses, laboratory collection/shipping procedures and more.
  • List of Individual Chapters:
    • Section 1:    Diphtheria (Mar 2012) 
    • Section 2:    Haemophilus Influenzae type B, invasive (Hib) (Mar 2012)
    • Section 3:    Hepatitis A (Mar 2012)
    • Section 4:    Hepatitis B, Acute & Perinatal (**Updated Apr 2012**)
    • Section 5:    Measles (Mar 2012)
    • Section 6:    Meningococcal Disease, Invasive (Mar 2012)
    • Section 7:    Mumps (**Updated Apr 2012**)
    • Section 8:    Pertussis (Mar 2012)
    • Section 9:    Pneumococcal Disease, invasive (Mar 2012)
    • Section 10:  Paralytic Poliomyelitis (including Nonparalytic Poliovirus infection  (Mar 2012)
    • Section 11:  Rubella (Mar 2012)
    • Section 12:  Congenital Rubella Syndrome (Mar 2012)
    • Section 13:  Tetanus (Mar 2012)
    • Section 14:  Varicella (**Updated Apr 2012**)

• Manual of Laboratory Services ( PDF, 2.72MB)
  This manual provides specific information on collecting and submitting laboratory specimens to the Texas Department of State Health Services Laboratory.

• DSHS Laboratory Services Section- Manual of Reference Services
  DSHS laboratory services section website listing lab tests for different diseases/agents.
  

Additional Resources

• Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (Pink Book)
  The Pink Book, developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, contains an overview of the principles of vaccination, recommended usage of vaccines, and clinical and epidemiological features of vaccine-preventable diseases.
  
• American Academy of Pediatrics
  Committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
  
• CDC Vaccine Preventable Disease Homepage
  Information on Vaccine Preventable Diseases from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Immunization Action Coalition

  The Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) works to increase immunization rates and prevent disease by creating and distributing educational materials for health professionals and the public that enhance the delivery of safe and effective immunization services.