Other links concerning Notifiable Conditions

• Local Health Jurisdictions

• How to Report a Notifiable Condition

• Reporting Forms

• Guidelines

• Disease Surveillance Data

• Glossary

• Legal Requirements

• EpiTrends

• 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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Purpose of Reporting and Surveillance

• To ensure the safest strategies of vaccine use and to further reduce the rare risks associated with vaccines.

Reporting Requirements

• Serious reactions (adverse events) to the smallpox vaccine are immediately notifiable. Click here for more information.
• Health care providers: notifiable within 3 workdays
• Hospitals: notifiable within 3 workdays
• Laboratories: no requirements for reporting
• Local health jurisdictions: notifiable to DOH Immunization Program within 7 days of case investigation completion or summary information required within 21 days

Last guideline update
Oct. 2002