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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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Typhus in Washington State
The last reported case of typhus in a Washington resident occurred in 1994 following travel to Asia.  Endemic typhus is rarely reported in the United State.  Most reported cases occur in southern California, southern Texas, the southeastern Gulf Coast, and Hawaii. 

Purpose of Reporting and Surveillance

• To educate potentially exposed persons about signs and symptoms of disease, thereby facilitating early diagnosis.
• To educate people about how to reduce their risk of infection.
• To determine the epidemiology of the disease in Washington State.  

Legal Reporting Requirements

• Health care providers: immediately notifiable to local health jurisdiction
• Hospitals: immediately notifiable to local health jurisdiction
• Laboratories:  no requirements for notification
• Local health jurisdictions: notifiable to 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.  If bioterrorism is suspected, case must be immediately reported to DOH: 1-877-539-4344

Last update
April 2008