Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

5th Edition, 2012 & 6th Edition, 2013

As the 6th edition chapters become available, they will replace the 5th edition.

The Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases provides current guidelines for those directly involved in surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases, especially personnel at the local health departments. For each of the vaccine-preventable diseases, this manual includes a chapter describing the importance of rapid case identification; the importance of surveillance; disease reduction goals; case definitions (including clinical description and case classifications); epidemiologically important data to be collected during case investigation; activities for enhancing surveillance; activities for case investigation; and activities for outbreak control. Other chapters include information on surveillance indicators; surveillance data analyses; reporting adverse events following vaccination; and enhancing surveillance. In addition, the manual includes a section reserved for insertion of state-specific guidance for VPD surveillance and extensive appendices.

List of Chapters

Chapter 1: Diphtheria (Aug 2011)
Chapter 2: Haemophilus influenzae type b (Jul 2011)
Chapter 3: Hepatitis A (Aug 2011)
Chapter 4: Hepatitis B (Aug 2011)
Chapter 5: HPV (Aug 2011)
Chapter 6: Influenza (Aug 2011)
Chapter 7: Measles 6th Edition 2013 (Jul 2013)
Chapter 8: Meningococcal (Aug 2011)
Chapter 9: Mumps (Oct 2012)
Chapter 10: Pertussis (Nov 2013)
Chapter 11: Pneumococcal (Mar 2012)
Chapter 12: Polio (Apr 2013)
Chapter 13: Rotavirus (Aug 2011)

Chapter 14: Rubella (Sep 2012)
Chapter 15: Congenital Rubella Syndrome (Sep 2012)
Chapter 16: Tetanus (Oct 2011)
Chapter 17: Varicella (Jul 2011)
Chapter 18: Surveillance Indicators (Dec 2011)
Chapter 19: Enhancing Surveillance (Dec 2011)
Chapter 20: Analysis of Surveillance Data (Dec 2011)
Chapter 21: Surveillance for Adverse Events Following Vaccination (Oct 2011)
Chapter 22: Laboratory Support for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (Dec 2012)
Chapter 23: National Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (Dec 2011)
Chapter 24: State-Specific Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (Oct 2011)

List of Appendices

Below is a list of appendices for the Manual of Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases. As they are completed, a link will be provided to the appendix. Please check back often. If you wish to be notified by email when this web page is updated and hence when appendices are added, please use the Get Email Updates link located at the top of this page.