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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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Shigellosis in Washington State

DOH has received between 130 and 250 reports of shigellosis per year in recent years, with no deaths reported.

Purpose of Reporting and Surveillance

• To determine if there is a source of infection of public health concern (e.g., a food handler or child care facility) and to stop transmission from such a source.
• When the source of infection appears to pose a risk to only a few individuals (e.g., a private water supply), to inform those individuals how they can reduce their risk of exposure.
• To assess the risk of the case transmitting infection to others, and to prevent such transmission.
• To identify outbreaks and other undiagnosed cases.

Reporting Requirements

• Health care providers: immediately notifiable to local health jurisdiction.

• Hospitals: immediately notifiable to local health jurisdiction.

• Laboratories: notifiable to local health jurisdiction within 2 work days; specimen submission required.

• Local health jurisdiction: 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
Oct. 2007