 | The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
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| The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
Joanne Cono, MD, ScM, Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, 404-639-0393, JCono@cdc.gov
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been designated as the lead public health agency for upgrading national public health capabilities for responding to bioterrorism. To that end, CDC released its interim Smallpox Response Plan and Guidelines in fall 2001. This document outlines the Federal public health response strategies that would be used to control and end an outbreak of smallpox. In addition, these guidelines are a template for state and local health department smallpox response planning. Over the past year, this federal response plan has been reviewed and refined. This presentation will be an updated review of smallpox response plans including vaccine supply and use, infection control and quarantine measures, and other public health response planning activities necessary to prepare to stop an outbreak of smallpox.
Learning Objectives:
Keywords: Bioterrorism, Surveillance
Related Web page: www.cdc.gov/smallpox
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.