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Chlamydia


Chlamydia in Washington State
DOH received 18,617 reports of chlamydia infection in 2005.

Purpose of Reporting and Surveillance

  • To assure the adequate treatment of infected individuals in order to curtail infectiousness and prevent sequelae of infection (e.g., pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility).
  • To identify, contact, and treat sexual contacts of reported cases in order to break the chain of transmission.

Reporting Requirements

  • Health care providers: notifiable to Local Health Jurisdiction within 3 working days
  • Hospitals: notifiable to Local Health Jurisdiction within 3 working days
  • Laboratories: notifiable to Local Health Jurisdiction within 2 working days
  • Local health jurisdictions: notifiable to DOH Infectious Disease and Reproductive Health within 7 calendar days of case investigation completion or summary information required within 21 calendar days

Last guideline update
May 2006

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Shoreline, WA 98155-9701

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