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Title	Date Last Revised
OVERVIEWS
What CDC Is Doing to Protect the Public From Smallpox CDC is working with others to protect the American public in case smallpox is used as a bioterrorism weapon. These efforts include preparing health workers & developing plans for responding to outbreaks...	Oct 2, 2002
RESPONSE PLANNING
Smallpox Response Plan and Guidelines Provides direction to state & local health officials for responding to a smallpox emergency.	Jun 23, 2004
CDC Guidance for Post-Event Smallpox Planning Guidance for recipients of federal funding through the Public Health Preparedness & Response for Bioterrorism (PHPRB) Cooperative Agreement	Dec 16, 2002
Information & Data Management for Pre-Event Smallpox Vaccination Information on the Pre-Event Vaccination System (PVS), a secure, data-exchange, Internet-based system	Mar 19, 2003
Continuation Guidance for Cooperative Agreement on Public Health Preparedness & Response for Bioterrorism – Budget Year Five Guidance for CDC bioterrorism funding for states.	June 24 , 2004
Press Release: CDC initial review of state smallpox vaccination plans complete Review of plans developed by state health departments for pre-event vaccination of public health & healthcare response teams.	Dec 12, 2002
Strengthening National Preparedness for Smallpox: an Update Emerging Infectious Diseases 2001 Jan-Feb;7(1):155-157.	Feb 20, 2001
Supplemental Guidance for Planning and Implementing the National Smallpox Vaccination Program (NSVP) Guidance for recipients of federal funding through the Public Health Preparedness & Response for Bioterrorism (PHPRB) Cooperative Agreement	Dec 9, 2002
Smallpox State Guidance Materials Resources to aid states in planning for smallpox outbreaks	Jan 30, 2003
SCENARIOS & MODELING
Consensus Statement: Smallpox as a Biological Weapon: Medical and Public Health Management JAMA 1999 Jun 9;281(22):2127-2137. PDF (361 KB/11 pages) Abstract Concise, bulleted summary of the full article PDF (165 KB/6 pages)	Jun 9, 1999
Modeling Potential Responses to Smallpox as a Bioterrorist Weapon Emerging Infectious Diseases 2001 Nov-Dec;7(6):959-969.	Dec 20, 2001
Ring Vaccination and Smallpox Control Emerging Infectious Diseases 2004 May;10(5):832-841.	April 23 , 2004
Smallpox: An Attack Scenario Emerging Infectious Diseases 1999 Jul-Aug;5(4):540-546.	July 1, 1999
Aftermath of a Hypothetical Smallpox Disaster Emerging Infectious Diseases 1999 Jul-Aug;5(4):547-551.	July 1, 1999
The 1947 Smallpox Vaccination Campaign in New York City, Revisited Emerging Infectious Diseases 2004 May;10(5): 960-961.	April 23 , 2004
VACCINATION PLANNING
Supplemental Guidance for Planning & Implementing the National Smallpox Vaccination Program (NSVP) Pre-event planning for the states, Nov. 22, 2002	Dec 9, 2002
Community-Based Mass Prophylaxis: A Planning Guide for Public Health Preparedness NEW! Planning guide to help state, county, & local officials meet federal requirements to prepare for public health emergencies. Outlines five components of mass prophylaxis response to epidemic outbreaks. Addresses dispensing operations using a comprehensive operational structure for Dispensing/Vaccination Centers (DVCs) based on the National Incident Management System (NIMS). (Developed by Weill Medical College of Cornell University for the Agency of Healthcare Research & Quality [AHRQ].)	Sep 2004
Smallpox: Vaccination Complete list of smallpox vaccination resources on the CDC website.	April 23 , 2004



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