Other links concerning Notifiable Conditions

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• How to Report a Notifiable Condition

• Reporting Forms

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• 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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Tetanus in Washington State
DOH receives 0 to 2 reports of tetanus per year; a quarter of the cases reported to DOH result in death.

Purpose of Reporting and Surveillance

• To assure early evaluation and, where appropriate, treatment with tetanus-diphtheria toxoid (Td) and/or tetanus immune globulin (TIG).
• To identify groups and areas in which risk of disease is highest (due to under-immunization, occupation, other practices, etc.) to focus prevention efforts.

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 DOH Communicable Disease Epidemiology within 7 days of case investigation completion or summary information required within 21 days

Last update
Oct. 2002