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Smallpox: Laboratory Testing

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Protocols for Clinicians & Laboratorians
Training
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Highlights

Negative staining electron microscope protocol for rash illness PDF (242 KB/12 pages)
Specimen collection of smallpox (vaccinia) vaccine virus

Protocols for Clinicians and Laboratorians

Rash Testing Protocol
Protocol developed to illustrate types of lab testing for patients with acute, generalized vesicular or pustular rash illness
Negative staining electron microscope protocol for rash illness (680 KB/9 pages)
Instructions for laboratorians
Interim protocol for investigating blood or vaccinia virus exposures during smallpox vaccination (393 KB/14 pages)
Protocol for Investigating and Reporting Blood and/or Vaccinia Virus Exposures During Smallpox Vaccination
Specimen collection of smallpox (vaccinia) vaccine virus
Step-by-step instructions for laboratorians

Training

Webcast: CDC Bioterrorism Update - Smallpox Vaccination Laboratory Support
From the webcast "CDC Bioterrorism Update: Smallpox Preparedness,"
Webcast: Smallpox and Vaccinia Laboratory Testing: A National Training Initiative
Originally aired Dec 20, 2002. Vaccination information for people considering participation on a smallpox response team. Includes downloadable webcast.

References

Specimen Collection and Transport Guidelines (Guide D)
"Guide D " in the Smallpox Response Plan & Guidelines
PDF (239 KB/12 pages)

Historical Archives

Accidental infection of laboratory worker with vaccinia virus
Moussatché N, Tuyama M, Kato SEM, Castro APV, Njaine B,Peralta RH, Peralta JM, Damaso CRA, and Barroso PF
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2003 June;9(6):724-726.

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