Resources for Public Health Officials
Case Definition and Report Forms
- Plague Surveillance Case Definition (1996)
- Plague Case Report Form [PDF – 2 pages] (for public health officials’ use)
Note: Surveillance case definitions establish uniform criteria for disease reporting and should not be used as the sole criteria for establishing clinical diagnoses, determining the standard of care necessary for a particular patient, setting guidelines for quality assurance, or providing standards for reimbursement.
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- Page last updated: October 28, 2016
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