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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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Cyclosporiasis in Washington State
Requirements for the reporting of cyclosporiasis were instituted in December of 2000. Since then, DOH has received 0–11 case reports per year.  Washington cases have mainly been exposed during foreign travel.

Water and food (including raspberries and basil) can be contaminated with Cyclospora.  Washington cases are often exposed during travel.

Purpose of Reporting and Surveillance

• To identify sources of transmission (e.g., a commercial product) and to prevent further transmission from such sources
• To better characterize the epidemiology of this organism

Legal Reporting Requirements

• Health care providers: notifiable to local health jurisdiction within 3 work days

• Hospitals: notifiable to local health jurisdiction within 3 work days

• Laboratories: notifiable to local health jurisdiction within 2 work days, specimen submission required

• Local health jurisdictions: notifiable to the Washington State Department of Health Communicable Disease Epidemiology Section (CDES) within 7 days of case investigation completion or summary information required within 21
   

Last update
February 2008