Bioterrorism Containment - Contact Management

Antibiotic prophylaxis should be considered for the following groups:

• Persons exposed to aerosol or other potentially infective Y. pestis release.
• Household members of cases with respiratory plague.
• Healthcare workers at facilities that screen or care for suspected plague patients, and who have direct patient contact.
• Emergency workers or others who respond to calls for assistance.
• Persons who transport sick persons to healthcare facilities.
• Coworkers, friends, and other associates who have had close contact with symptomatic respiratory plague cases.
• Household pets (mammals only) of persons symptomatic with pneumonic plague.