Other links concerning Notifiable Conditions

• Local Health Jurisdictions

• How to Report a Notifiable Condition

• Reporting Forms

• Guidelines

• 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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Diseases of Waterborne Origin in Washington State
DOH receives 0 to 3 reports of waterborne outbreaks per year, involving approximately 0 to 300 ill persons.

Purpose of Reporting and Surveillance

• To identify sources of transmission (e.g., a public swimming area) and to prevent further transmission from such sources.
• When the source is a risk for only a few individuals (e.g., a private well), to inform those individuals how they can reduce their risk of exposure.

Reporting Requirements

• Health care providers: immediately notifiable to Local Health Jurisdiction
• Hospitals: immediately notifiable to Local Health Jurisdiction
• Laboratories: see disease-specific requirements
• Local health jurisdictions: suspected or confirmed outbreaks are immediately notifiable to DOH Communicable Disease Epidemiology: 1-877-539-4344

Last guideline update
Oct. 2002