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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Animal Bites

Health care providers, hospitals, and veterinarians are required to notify local health jurisdictions of animal bites to humans.  The purpose of reporting is to assure appropriate rabies prevention measures are initiated after a bite, including observation of healthy dogs, cats, and ferrets; laboratory testing of wild animals; wound care and appropriate rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). 

Local Health jurisdictions are not required to report animal bites to DOH Communicable Disease Epidemiology (CDE) Section, however CDE staff are available for consultation on management of animal bites, animal rabies testing, and rabies as needed.

Reporting Requirements

• Health care providers: notifiable to Local Health Jurisdiction immediately


• Hospitals: notifiable to Local Health Jurisdiction immediately


• Laboratories: no requirements for reporting
• Local health jurisdictions: not notifiable to DOH Communicable Disease Epidemiology Section

 

Last update
April 2006