Outbreak Response Resources

Cholera outbreaks can spread rapidly, cause many deaths, and quickly become a serious public health issue. It is nearly impossible to prevent cholera from being introduced into an area, but the spread of disease can be prevented through early detection, timely confirmation of cases, and a coordinated and effective response effort.

Listed below are resources for outbreak responders.

General Outbreak Response

• CDC. Five Basic Cholera Prevention Steps
• WHO. Global Task Force on Cholera Controlexternal icon
• WHO. Cholera outbreak: assessing the outbreak response and improving preparedness (in English, French, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Swahili)external icon
• UNICEF. Cholera Tool Kit pdf icon[PDF – 280 pages]external icon
• MSF. Management of a Cholera Epidemic (in English and French)external icon

Laboratory Diagnostic Resources

• CDC. Laboratory Testing for Cholera

Clinical Resources

• MSF. Cholera Clinical Guidelines (in Englishpdf iconexternal icon, Frenchpdf iconexternal icon, and Spanishpdf iconexternal icon)

Healthcare Provider Training Materials

• CDC. Cholera Haiti Outbreak Training Course
  • Cholera Training Manual: A Full Course for Healthcare Providers
    • English pdf icon[PDF – 50 pages]
    • French pdf icon[PDF – 45 pages]
  • Training on Management of Cholera – Short Course pdf icon[PDF – 64 pages]
  • Participant Agenda – Departmental Level (French) pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]
  • Instructor’s Syllabus (Departmental Level)
    • English pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]
    • French pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]
• COTS. Cholera Outbreak Training and Shigellosis (COTS) Programexternal icon
• CDC. Clinical Presentation and Management Materials
• CDC. Managing Dehydration Video

Cholera Treatment Centers

• CDC. Pocket Guide for a Cholera Treatment Center (CTC)
  • English pdf icon[2 pages]
  • Español pdf icon[2 pages]
  • French pdf icon[2 pages]
• Médecins Sans Frontières. Medical Supplies Guidelines
  • English pdf icon[8 pages]
  • French pdf icon[8 pages]
• CDC. Oral Rehydration Points: Planning and Guidance pdf icon[PDF – 6 pages]

Sanitation

• CDC. Potential Sanitation Solutions for Emergency Response
• CDC. Guidance for Reducing Health Risks to Workers Handling Human Waste or Sewage

CDC Community Health Worker (CHW) Training Materials

• Community Health Worker Training Materials
  • English (Worldwide version) pdf icon[PDF – 181 pages]
  • English (Haiti-specific) pdf icon[PDF – 191 pages]
  • Creole pdf icon[PDF – 186 pages]
• Oral Rehydration Points: Planning and Guidance – Haiti specific (English) pdf icon[PDF – 6 pages]

Health Promotion Materials

• Fact Sheets
• Posters
• Videos

CDC Outbreak Investigation Summary Trip Reports

• Kenya pdf icon[PDF – 148 pages]
• Sierra Leone pdf icon[PDF – 66 pages]