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COVID-19
MDH Order Regarding Nursing Home Matters
MDH Order Regarding Various Healthcare Matters
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Management Recommendations
COVID-19 Daily Outbreak Report Form
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Respiratory Illness Guidelines in Healthcare Settings (Updated November 2020)
Respiratory Outbreak Recommendations Flowchart (November 2021)
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Outbreak Control Measures Checklist (Word)
Example Visitor Caution Sign for Respiratory Outbreaks (Word)
Guidance for the use of antiviral drugs
Influenza Antiviral Medications, 'Summary for Clinicians'
Current Maryland Influenza Surveillance Information
CDC Interim Guidance for Influenza Outbreak Management in Long-Term Care Facilities
Pneumococcal Disease
Other Outbreak Guidance
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CDC Prevention of Varicella
CDC isolation precautions for varicella (chickenpox and shingles) in long term care facilities
Schools and Child Care Settings
Variant Influenza Guidance for Schools and Child Care Settings
Communicable Disease Summary: Guide for Schools, Child Care, and Youth Camps, November 2011
Update: Multistate Outbreak of Mumps United States, January 1 - May 2, 2006
Updated Recommendations for Isolation of Persons with Mumps
Shelter Organizations
DHMH Interim Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Selected Communicable Diseases at Shelters
DHMH Handwashing Poster
CDC Infection Control Guidance for Community Evacuation Centers Following Disasters
CDC Infection Control Recommendations for Prevention of Transmission of Diarrheal Diseases in Evacuation Centers
CDC “Cover Your Cough” Poster
Disease-Specific Guidelines for Local Health Departments
Hepatitis A Investigation Guidelines (Updated May 2017)
Legionnaires' Disease Investigation Guidelines
Measles Investigation Guidelines (Updated May 2017)
Mumps Investigation Guidelines (Updated May 2017)
Pertussis Investigation Guidelines (Revised Feb. 2018)
Varicella Investigation Guidelines (Revised Feb. 2018)
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Cholera and Other Vibrio Guidelines (Updated May 2017)
Foodborne and Waterborne Outbreaks for Nonprofit Organizations
CDC Legionellosis Resource Site
Nosocomial Pulmonary Aspergillosis
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Instructions for Stool Specimen Collection Kits
MDH Guide to Public Health Laboratory Services, December 2019
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