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• Notifiable Conditions & the Health Care Provider (PDF, 645KB)

• Notifiable Conditions & the Hospital  (PDF, 529KB)

• Notifiable Conditions & the Laboratory  (PDF, 314KB)

• Notifiable Conditions & the Local Health Jurisdiction  (PDF, 117KB)

• Notifiable Conditions & the Veterinarian (PDF, 129KB)

• Communicable Disease Epidemiology

• WEDSS (Washington Electronic Disease Surveillance System)

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Disease of Foodborne Origin in Washington State

DOH receives approximately 40 to 60 reports of foodborne outbreaks per year, involving approximately 400 to 700 ill persons.  Organisms causing foodborne outbreaks include norovirus, Salmonella, E. coli, S. aureus, C. perfringens, Campylobacter, V. parahaemolyticus and B. cereus.

Purpose of Reporting and Surveillance

• To identify sources of transmission (e.g., a commercial product or public water supply) and to prevent further transmission from such sources.
• When the source is a risk for only a few individuals (e.g., an animal or private meal), to inform those individuals how they can reduce their risk of exposure.
• To identify cases that may be a source of infection for others (e.g., a food handler), and prevent further disease transmission.

Reporting Requirements

• Health care providers: immediately notifiable to Local Health Jurisdiction
• Hospitals: immediately notifiable to Local Health Jurisdiction
• Laboratories: see disease-specific requirements
• Local health jurisdictions: suspected or confirmed outbreaks are immediately notifiable to DOH Communicable Disease Epidemiology: 1-877-539-4344

Last update
October 2007