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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 |
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