Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• This manual was designed as a general guidance for surveillance activities for VPDs. Recommendations may change so always consult your local or state health department. 

13th Edition Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases-Chapters Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• The “Pink Book” provides physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and others with the most comprehensive information on routinely used vaccines and the disease they prevent. 

State Plan for Streptococcus pneumoniae

DSHS is responsible for developing and implementing the state plan, convening stakeholder meetings, and preparing legislative reports. The current state plan was first created and published in December 2018 and is available. The state plan encourages a coordinated effort among Texas stakeholders to prevent and treat diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Traveler’s Health-Table of Contents (Chapter 3 Infectious Diseases Related to Travel) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The ABCs of Hepatitis Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Viral Hepatitis Serology Training Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Condition-Specific Resources

Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)

• About Acute Flaccid Myelitis (CDC)
• Acute Flaccid Myelitis Prevention (CDC)
• Acute Flaccid Myelitis Resource (DSHS) 
• Acute Flaccid Myelitis Fact Sheet (CDC)

Diphtheria

• About Diphtheria Antitoxin (CDC)
• Clinical Overview of Diphtheria
• Diphtheria Vaccination (CDC)
• Laboratory Testing for Diphtheria (CDC)

Haemophilus influenzae

• About Haemophilus influenzae​ (CDC)
• Clinical Overview of Haemophilus influenzae Disease (CDC)
• Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b) Vaccination​ (CDC)​​​​
• Best practice guidelines for diagnosis of Haemophilus influenzae and Neisseria meningitidis disease (CDC)

Hepatitis A

• About Hepatitis A (CDC)
• Clinical Overview of Hepatitis A (CDC)
• Hepatitis A Prevention and Control (CDC)
• Hepatitis A Vaccination (CDC)
• Traveler’s Health – Hepatitis A (CDC)

Hepatitis B

• About Hepatitis B (CDC)
• Perinatal Hep B Program (DSHS)
• Clinical Overview of Hepatitis B (CDC)
• Hepatitis B Vaccination (CDC)
• Clinical Testing and Diagnosis for Hepatitis B (CDC)

Measles

• About Measles (CDC)
• Clinical Overview of Measles (CDC)
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) Vaccination (CDC)
• Measles Vaccine for Children (CDC)
• Traveler’s Health: Measles (CDC)
• DSHS Laboratory Guidelines for Measles PCR and IgM (DSHS)

Meningococcal Disease

• About Meningococcal Disease( CDC)
• Clinical Overview of Meningococcal Disease (CDC)
• Meningococcal Vaccination (CDC)
• Best practice guidelines for diagnosis of Haemophilus influenzae and Neisseria meningitidis disease (CDC)
• Meningococcal Outbreaks (CDC)

Mumps

• About Mumps (CDC)
• Mumps Symptoms and Complications (CDC)
• Clinical Overview of Mumps (CDC)
• Mumps Vaccination (CDC)
• Traveler's Health: Mumps (CDC)
• Line List for Reporting Mumps Outbreaks (CDC)
• Recommendation of the ACIP for Use of a Third Dose of Mumps-Containing Vaccine in Persons at Increased Risk for Mumps During an Outbreak (CDC)
• Mumps Cases and Outbreaks (CDC)

Pertussis (Whooping Cough)

• About Pertussis (Whooping Cough) (CDC)
• Clinical Overview of Pertussis (CDC)
• Whooping Cough (Pertussis) Vaccination (CDC)
• Whooping Cough Outbreaks (CDC) 

Streptococcus pneumoniae invasive

• About Staphylococcus aureus (CDC)
• About Pneumococcal Disease (CDC)
• Clinical Overview of Pneumococcal Disease
• Texas Department of State Health Services Pamphlet on Streptococcus pneumoniae (DSHS)
•  Pneumococcal Vaccination (CDC)
• Pneumococcal Disease in Adults and Vaccines to Prevent It (CDC)

Poliomyelitis (Polio)

• About Polio (CDC)
• Clinical Overview of Poliomyelitis (CDC)
• Polio Vaccine (CDC)

Rubella

• About Rubella (CDC)
• Clinical Overview of Rubella (CDC)
• Traveler’s Health - Rubella (CDC)
• Impact of U.S. MMR Vaccination Program (CDC)

Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome

• Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome Control and Elimination — Global Progress, 2000–2012. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2013; 62(48):983-6
• Traveler’s Health: Rubella
• CDC Pink Book Congenital Rubella Syndrome
• CDC Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases – Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CDC - Congenital Rubella Syndrome Chapter)
• Pregnancy and Rubella

Tetanus

• About Tetanus (CDC)
• Clinical Overview about Tetanus (CDC)
• Tetanus Vaccination (CDC)

Varicella (Chickenpox)

• About Varicella (Chickenpox) (CDC)
• Clinical Overview of Chickenpox (Varicella) (CDC)
• Varicella (Chickenpox) – Vaccination (CDC)
• Line List for Reporting Varicella Outbreaks (DSHS)