Post-Event Operational Issues

Criteria for Implementation of a Smallpox Response Plan

Smallpox response plans should be activated if smallpox is confirmed in a patient of an area/country or if a clinically compatible outbreak were to occur in a new area/country after smallpox has already been confirmed in a different area/country. Plans may be partially or fully activated if smallpox virus were confirmed in an environmental sample, package or device that was associated with potential human exposure or if a large outbreak of a clinically compatible illness were to occur although confirmation was pending.

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