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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

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Rubella in Washington State
Fewer than 5 cases of acquired rubella have been reported to Department of Health annually during recent years.  All of those cases were import-associated.  The most recent case of CRS occurred in 2000.  The mother of this child acquired rubella outside the United States.

Purpose of Reporting and Surveillance

• To prevent congenital rubella syndrome (CRS)
• To assure that children with suspected CRS are tested to confirm or rule out the diagnosis in a timely manner in order to assure prompt treatment and prevent spread of the disease
• To assure that acquired rubella cases are tested to confirm or rule out the diagnosis.  (As part of the proposed Healthy People 2010 objectives, a goal was established to eliminate U.S.-acquired rubella and CRS in the United States by the year 2010)
• To identify exposed pregnant women in a timely manner, determine their susceptibility and in­fection status, and provide appropriate counseling about the risk of fetal infection
• To evaluate the effectiveness of disease prevention efforts such as immunization

Legal Reporting Requirements

• Health care providers: immediately notifiable to local health jurisdiction

• Hospitals: immediately notifiable to local health jurisdiction

• Laboratories: no reporting requirements

• 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

Last update
January 2009