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    Specimen Collection and Transport Guidelines for Suspect Smallpox Cases
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    Specimen Collection Procedures
    Negative Staining Electron Microscope Protocol for Rash Illness
    Page last reviewed: December 1, 2016
    Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP)
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        • Chart 1: Acute, Generalized Vesicular or Pustular Rash Illness Protocol
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        • Chart 4: Laboratory Testing for Environmental Sample
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