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Pertussis (Whooping Cough) 

Reporting Guidelines

• Within 24 hours to local health department

Protocol

• West Virginia DIDE Protocol
• Nasopharyngeal Swab Demonstration Provided by the New England Journal of Medicine
• Nasopharyngeal Swab Demonstration  Produced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Services and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Current Case Definition

• CDC Case Definition

Required Forms

• WVEDSS Pertussis Case Report
• Pertussis Case Report
• Pertussis Outbreak Line List (Form in MS Excel)
• Pertussis Linelisting for Contact Management (Form in MS Excel)
• Pertussis Death Worksheet

General Information

• Provider Information
• Public Information
• Parent Notification Letter
• Updated Recommendations for use of Tdap, ACIP, 2010
• CDC Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Key Messages August 02, 2010
• Tetanus Diptheria Pertussis (Tdap) Vaccine Information
• Best Practices for Health Care Professionals on the use of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for Diagnosing Pertussis   

Surveillance Data

• 2007-2011 Annual Report
• Pertussis Surveillance Data 2007 - 2011
• Pertussis Surveillance Data 1999-2008
• Pertussis Cases by Year 1940-2011  

Other Links

• CDC Updated Recommendations for Use of Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine (Tdap) in Pregnant Women and Persons Who Have or Anticipate Having Close Contact with an Infant Aged <12 Months
• Prevention of Pertussis, Tetanus, and Diphtheria Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women and Their Infants - ACIP Recommendations
• MMWR: Preventing Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis Among Adolescents: Use of Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acelluar Pertussis Vaccines
• MMWR: Preventing Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis Among Adults: Use of Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine
• Recommended Antimicrobial Agents for the Treatment and Postexposure Prophylaxis of Pertussis 2005 CDC Guidelines
• CDC Guidelines for the Control of Pertusis Outbreaks
• CDC Information: Pertussis
• VPD Surveillance Manual, Chapter 10
• Immunization Action Coalition -- Current vaccine information