Guidelines

• CDC MMWR Use of a Reduced (4-Dose) Vaccine Schedule for Postexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent Human Rabies

Information on 4 dose regimen for post-exposure prophylaxis

• CDC Human Rabies Prevention-United States, 2008
• NASPHV Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, 2008

Information

2011 Education Campaign

Rabies iLinc - Rabies: What Public Health, Law Enforcement, and Veterinary Personnel Need to Know

2010 Education Campaign

PSA for Kids
Bats and Summer Camps in Montana Campaign Packet

Exposure Tools

• DPHHS Rabies Exposure Assessment Tree(Updated 02/2009)
• DPHHS Post Exposure Prophylaxis Form (DRAFT)
• Montana Public Health - Rabies Issue - June 2008
  

Bats

• Bats in Buildings: Do-It-Yourself Exclusion
• Bats in Buildings: Exclusion Guidelines
• CDC Bats and Rabies: A Public Health Guide Brochure

Healthy Water

• CDC Healthy Water
• Outbreak Reporting Form

Healthy Swimming / Recreational Water

• CDC Healthy Swimming
• Outbreak Response Kit

Diseases

• CDC Cryptosporidiosis
• CDC Giardiasis
• CDC Shigellosis
• Data and Statistics

CDC Norovirus
CDC Norovirus Facts for Food Handlers
CDC Norovirus: Technical Fact Sheet
Chlorine Solution Updated 2011
DPHHS Norovirus LTCF Line List
EPA’s Registered Antimicrobial Products Effective Against Norovirus
HICPAC Guideline for the Prevention and Control of Norovirus Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Healthcare Settings, 2011
MMWR Updated Norovirus Outbreak Management and Disease Prevention Guidelines March 4, 2011

• CDC Measles Case Definition
• CDC Vaccine Preventable Disease Manual - Chapter 7: Measles
• CDC Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Disease - Measles
• DPHHS Measles Differential Diagnosis Chart
• DPHHS Preventing Measles Transmission in Healthcare Settings
• CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports - Measles January - May 2011
• CDC Health Advisory - June 2011

Communicable Disease Resource Guide For Schools
School Absenteeism Reporting Form 2010-2011 PDF
School Absenteeism Reporting Form 2010-2011 Excel
CDC Kidtastics Podcasts
National Association of School Nurses

Surveillance Snapshot is a periodic publication of the Montana Communicable Disease Epidemiology Program intended to provide a snapshot of information about a topic of interest, with a short public health prevention or intervention message.

If you have suggestions for topics, please send them to the CDEpi program at hhsepi2@mt.gov.

• April 2012 - Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in Montana
• April 2011 - Tuberculosis in Montana
• January 2011 - Pertussis in Montana
• May 2010 - Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
• March 2010 - Norovirus
• December 2009 - Reported H1N1 Influenza Hospitalizations
• January 2009 - Health Care Professionals and Influenza Vaccination
• August 2008 - HIVAIDS Men Having Sex with Men