Measles/ Rubella & VPD

Surveillance:
Allotment of EPID Number and Outbreak ID

District workshop for transitioning to case-based MR

surveillance & VPD surveillance launch
 Current operations and practices
Case based surveillance of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP)
cases

Outbreak based surveillance of Measles/ Rubella

Every reported AFP case is allotted a unique identification

(EPID Number) and is investigated with laboratory
confirmation

Every reported suspected Measles/ Rubella case is not

allotted a unique identification and is not investigated

Only suspected Measles/ Rubella outbreaks are identified and

allotted unique identification (Outbreak ID)
Change in operations and practices
Case based surveillance of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP)
cases to continue with no change

Case based surveillance to start along with outbreak based

surveillance of Measles/ Rubella

Case based surveillance of Diphtheria, Pertussis and Neo-

Natal Tetanus to begin
 What is EPID Number/ Outbreak ID
EPID Number is unique identification of a reported sporadic
case

Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP)

Measles/ Rubella (MR)

Diphtheria (DTH)

Pertussis (PTS)

Neonatal Tetanus (NNT)

Outbreak ID is unique identification of a suspected Measles/

Rubella/ Mixed outbreak (MOB)

Each case in an outbreak is identified by Outbreak ID + Case

Number
 EPID Number: How to generate
XXX - IND - XX - XXX - XX - XXX

Case Srl No. (3)

YR OF ONSET
DISEASE (2/3)

COUNTRY (3)

DISTRICT (3)

OF RASH (2)
STATE (2)

Disease EPID Number

Acute Flaccid Paralysis AFP-IND-HP-SML-17-001
Measles/ Rubella MR-IND-HP-SLN-17-024
Diphtheria DTH-IND-HP-MND-17-005
Pertussis PTS-IND-HP-KLU-17-003
Neonatal Tetanus NNT-IND-HP-CHB-17-005
 Outbreak ID: How to generate
MOB - IND - XX - XXX - XX - XXX

Case Srl No. (3)

YR OF ONSET
DISEASE (2/3)

COUNTRY (3)

DISTRICT (3)

OF RASH (2)
STATE (2)

Example
MOB-IND-HP-SML-17-001

Note: Hyphens (-) used to demonstrate the break-up of different

components of EPID Number/ Outbreak ID.

No special characters or space should be used between different

components of EPID Number/ Outbreak ID (e.g. DTHHPCHB17002)
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