Title 173 Reportable Disease Guides

• Nebraska Reportable Diseases Title 173 Regulations
• Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Reportable Conditions
• Culture Dependent - Quick Shipping Guide
• Culture Independent - Quick Shipping Guide

Measles Guidance

• NPHL Supplemental Guidance: Collecting and Handling Specimens for Measles PCR
• CDC HAN: Measles in Texas and New Mexico
• NE DHHS HAN: Increase in Global and Domestic Measles Cases

Influenza Guidance

• CDC HAN: Accelerated Subtyping of Influenza A in Hospitalized Patients
• April 5, 2024: CDC HAN Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus
• HPAI Conjunctival Swab Collection
• Nasopharyngeal swab collection (video)
• Nasopharyngeal Collection
• Seasonal Influenza & Respiratory Updates for Clinicians

Mpox Guidance

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  July 23, 2024: Mpox Update
  • Includes Collection Procedure
• Mpox HAN CDC Health Update: Potential Risk for New Mpox Cases
• Mpox HAN Health Alert Network (HAN) - 00501 | Mpox Caused by Human-to-Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus with Geographic Spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (cdc.gov)

Current Concerns in Nebraska

• Multidrug Resistant Organisms
• Resistant Neisseria gonorrhea
• C. auris

Highly Hazardous Communicable Pathogens (HHCP)

• Frontline ProcedurePresentation PPT
• HHCP Transport Cooler Documents
  • Collection Checklist
  • Courier Maps
  • Infectious Substances Emergency Response Guide
  • Chain of Custody (triple copy)