DOH Logo linking to the DOH Home Page

Notifiable Conditions logo

Blue Line Image
You are here: DOH Home » Notifiable Conditions » Leptospirosis Index Search | Employees
 Site Directory:    Notifiable Conditions: Leptospirosis

Other links concerning Notifiable Conditions

Posters
Associated Programs

PDF documents require the free Acrobat Reader. Click here to download a copy.

Access Washington Logo linking to Access Washington Home Page

     

Leptospirosis


Leptospirosis in Washington State
DOH receives 0 to 5 reports of leptospirosis per year.  Some of the cases are related to recreational water exposure in other countries, but there have been cases exposed in Washington.  In Washington, reservoirs include both wild and domestic animals.

Leptospirosis has also been diagnosed in dogs in Washington.  No human illness has been linked to the reported animal infections in Washington.

Purpose of Reporting and Surveillance

  • To better understand the epidemiology of leptospirosis in Washington State.
  • To identify sources of infection (e.g., animals or contaminated water) and educate people about how to reduce their risk of infection.   

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: no requirements for reporting.
  • Local health jurisdictions: notifiable to the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) Communicable Disease Epidemiology Section (CDES) within 7 days of case investigation completion or summary information required within 21 days.
  • Veterinarians: notifiable to Washington State Department of Agriculture or to the local health jurisdiction.

Last update
July 2008

Leptospirosis Resources

General Information

CDC Fact Sheet
(Web format)
Leptospirosis
Incidence Rates

(PDF format)

Reporting Forms

Leptospirosis
Reporting Form

(Word Format)
Leptospirosis
Reporting Form

(PDF Format)

Public Health and Health Care

Surveillance and Reporting Guidelines
(PDF Format)

DOH Home | Access Washington | Privacy Notice | Disclaimer/Copyright Information

Communicable Disease Epidemiology
Office of Epidemiology
Washington State Department of Health
MS: K17-9, 1610 NE 150th St.
Shoreline, WA 98155-9701

Consultation and technical assistance are available to local health jurisdictions in Washington State:
Phone (206) 418-5500

FAX (206) 418-5515

24-hour contact (inside Washington State only)  1-877-539-4344

Washington residents can contact their local health jurisdictions for assistance


Send inquires about DOH and its programs to the Health Consumer Assistance Office
Comments or questions regarding this Fact Sheet? Send us an e-mail.