Manual for Investigation and Control of Selected Communicable Diseases in New Mexico

All information compiled, edited and translated into Spanish by staff of the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Bureau within the Center for Health Protection of the New Mexico Department of Health

The purpose of this manual is to provide guidance to New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) personnel working on the prevention and control of selected infectious diseases of public health significance. In addition to chapters providing condition-specific information, Appendices 1-8 provide additional reference material.

Disclaimers:

Specific circumstances surrounding a public health incident or notifiable condition may require modification of recommendations provided in this manual.
Alternative diagnoses may need to be considered when determining case status.
There may be additional or updated information available from other sources since this manual was last updated.
Therapy sections are only meant to provide general background information, are subject to change, and should not be used for any decision-making purposes which are left exclusively to health care providers.

The Center for Health Protection is responsible for directing investigations of specified infectious diseases and outbreaks that may impact the public. NMDOH staff, including those with clinical licenses, epidemiologists, disease prevention specialists, and others coordinate investigations with employees of other state agencies, local environment departments, tribal nations and agencies that serve them, healthcare personnel, and others as indicated. NMDOH has the capacity to conduct multiple investigations of specified infectious diseases and outbreaks simultaneously and each situation is analyzed on a case- by-case basis through situational analysis teams and processes.

Consultation with an epidemiologist in the Center for Health Protection is available 24 hours per day/7 days per week/365 days per year by calling 833-796-8773.

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