Post-Event Operational Issues

Case Classification

CONFIRMED CASE

A confirmed case of smallpox is defined as a case that is laboratory confirmed OR a case that meets the clinical case definition that is epidemiologically linked to a lab confirmed case.

PROBABLE CASE

A probable case is one that meets the clinical case definition OR a case that has an atypical presentation that is epi-linked to a confirmed case of smallpox.

SUSPECT CASE

A suspect case is defined as a case with a febrile rash illness with fever preceding development of rash by 1 to 4 days.

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