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MANAGEMENT OF VACCINE
PREVENTABLE DISEASES
Introduction
Surveillance and management of vaccine-
preventable diseases requires the close
collaboration of clinicians, public health
professionals and laboratorians
Public health measures relies on clinical and
laboratory reports of vaccine-
preventable diseases
Appropriate specimen collection and
laboratory testing is essential
Childhood Vaccines
-Diptheria -Pertussis
-Hib -Pneumococcal dis
-Hepatitis A -Polio
-Hepatitis B -Rubella
-Measles -Tetanus
-Mumps -Varicella
Other Vaccines
-Anthrax - Plague
-Cholera - Rabies
-Influenza - Smallpox
-Japanese encephalitis - Typhoid
-Meningococcus - Yellow Fever
Laboratory Role in Management of
Vaccine Preventable Diseases
1. Support for rapid investigation of disease
outbreaks
IgM