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Gonorrhea in Washington
State
DOH receives between 3,000
and 4,000 reports of gonorrhea per year, for an average rate
of 59 per 100,000 population.
Purpose of Reporting and
Surveillance
- To assess trends in epidemic
patterns, understand the impact of the burden of disease on
populations, the health care infrastructure, and to better
target population-level disease prevention efforts
- To assure the adequate treatment
of infected individuals in order to reduce the duration of
infectiousness and prevent sequelae of infection. (e.g., PID,
ectopic pregnancy, infertility)
- To identify cases in a timely
fashion in order to interrupt the chain of infection through
patient-level interventions such as management of sexual
contacts and behavioral risk reduction counseling.
Legal Reporting Requirements
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Health care
providers: notifiable to local health jurisdiction
within 3 work days
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Hospitals:
notifiable to local health jurisdiction within 3 work
days
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Laboratories:
notifiable to local health jurisdiction within 2 work
days
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Local health
jurisdictions: notify the Washington State Department of
Health (DOH)
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STD Services
Section within 7 days of case investigation completion;
summary information required within 21 days for all
reported cases
Last
guideline update
June 2008 |
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