The Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Program investigates, manages, and reports cases of communicable diseases in Thurston County. Protecting the community and promoting a healthy quality of life by preventing and controlling the disease.

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- When reporting a Communicable Disease
- Notifiable Conditions for Health Care Providers
- Reporting an Outbreak or Cluster
- Washington Administrative Codes (WAC) for Specific Groups

Reporting Notifiable Conditions

Program	Phone
Communicable Disease Program (CD)	(360) 786-5470 *24 hour reporting line
HIV/AIDS	(360) 786-5470 *24 hour reporting line
Sexually Transmitted Diseases	(360) 786-5470 *24 hour reporting line
Tuberculosis (TB)	(360) 786-5470 *24 hour reporting line

For a list of Notifiable Conditions, please see list below.

When reporting a Communicable Disease

For urgent reports requiring immediate public health intervention:

For health care providers and labs ONLY: During normal business hours, please call (360) 867-2672. After business hours, please call the 24 hour report line at (360) 786-5470 for further instructions. All calls left on the 24 hour reporting line will be retrieved on the next business day.

For non-urgent reports:

Messages can be left on the 24 hour reporting line at (360) 786-5470.

Notifiable Conditions for Health Care Providers

In Washington State, health care providers, health care facilities, laboratories, veterinarians, food service establishments, child day care facilities, and schools are legally required to notify public health authorities at their local health jurisdiction of suspected or confirmed cases of selected diseases or conditions. These are referred to as notifiable conditions.

For a complete list of notifiable conditions, see WAC 246-101. Most of Washington State's notifiable conditions are listed below. This table contains links to general information, reporting forms, and guidelines for investigations.

Condition	Reporting Forms (Revision Date)		Guidelines for Public Health Investigations (Revision Date)
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y- Z
Animals Bites	See "Rabies, Suspected Human Exposure"
Anthrax	02/2010, PDF	01/2011, PDF
Arboviral Disease	02/2011, PDF	01/2011, PDF
Botulism, Foodborne	02/2010, PDF	03/2010, PDF
Botulism, Infant	02/2010, PDF	01/2011, PDF
Botulism, Wound	02/2011, PDF	01/2011, PDF
Brucellosis	02/2010, PDF	01/2011, PDF
Campylobacterosis	11/2010, PDF	01/2011, PDF
Chancroid	01/2011, PDF	01/2011, PDF
Chlamydia	01/2011, PDF	01/2011, PDF
Cholera	02/2010, PDF	01/2011, PDF
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)	(See "Prion Diseases, Human")
Cryptococcus gattii	02/2011, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Cryptosporidiosis	02/2011, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Cyclosporiasis	02/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Diphtheria	01/2011, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Enterohemorrhagic *E. coli*	See *Shiga toxin-producing E. coli* ("STEC")**
Foodborne Disease Outbreaks	Pt.1-08/2009, PDF Pt.2-07/2009, PDF Pt.3-07/2009, PDF			07/2009, PDF
Giardiasis	02/2011, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Gonorrhea	01/2011, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Granuloma inguinale	01/2011, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Gunshot	01/2011, PDF			See Gunshot page
Haemophilus Influenzae	02/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome	02/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)	See *Shiga toxin-producing E. coli* ("STEC")**
Hepatitis A, acute	02/2011, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Hepatitis B, acute	06/2011, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Hepatitis B, perinatal	02/2010, PDF			(Refer to Hepatitis B)
Hepatitis B and C, chronic	05/2010, PDF			(Refer to Hepatitis B or C)
Hepatitis C, acute	02/2011, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Hepatitis, D and E, acute (formerly "Unspecified")	03/2011, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Herpes, Genital	01/2011, PDF			01/2011, PDF
HIV/AIDS	12/2010, PDF			06/2008, PDF
Influenza	09/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Lead, Child Blood	08/2008, PDF			(none)
Legionellosis	02/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Leptospirosis	07/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Listeriosis	04/2010, PDF CDC Listeria Case Form, PDF *CDC Listeria* Initiative Spanish Version, PDF**			01/2011, PDF
Lyme Disease	02/2011, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Lymphogranuloma	01/2011, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Malaria	02/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Measles	02/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Meningococcal Disease	02/2010, PDF			02/2011, PDF
Mumps	02/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Neurologic Syndrome	02/2010, PDF			(none)
Other Conditions	02/2010, PDF			(none)
Outbreaks	03/2011, PDF Vaccine-preventable disease (Also see Foodborne Outbreaks and Waterborne Outbreaks)			See Foodborne Outbreaks 　and Waterborne Outbreaks
Pertussis	02/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Pesticides	Report Illness			08/2010, PDF
Plague	02/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Polio	02/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Prion Diseases, Human (CJD)	02/2010, PDF			04/2010, PDF
Psittacosis	02/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF
PSP (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning)	See "Shellfish Poisoning, Paralytic or Domoic Acid"
Q Fever	02/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Rabies, Human	02/2011, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Rabies, Suspected Human Exposure	02/2011, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Rare diseases of public health significance	02/2011, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Rash illness	02/2010, PDF			(none)
Relapsing Fever	02/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Rubella	02/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Salmonellosis	02/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Shellfish Poisoning, Paralytic or Domoic Acid	02/2011, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Shigellosis	02/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Syphilis	01/2011, PDF			07/2011, PDF
Tetanus	02/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Trichinosis	02/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Tuberculosis (TB)	09/2008, PDF			03/2009, PDF
Tularemia	02/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Typhoid fever	02/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Unexplained Critical Illness or Death	02/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Vibriosis	02/2010, PDF CDC Form, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Waterborne Disease Outbreaks	Pt.1-03/2011, PDF (Note: no Pt. 2) Pt.3-03/2011, PDF			01/2011, PDF
West Nile Virus Disease	02/2011, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Yellow Fever	02/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF
Yersiniosis	02/2010, PDF			01/2011, PDF

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Notifiable Conditions Publications:

*Source: Washington State Department of Health

Poster - Health Care Providers [PDF]
Poster - WA Laboratories [PDF]
Poster - Notifiable Conditions & Washington's Health Care Facility Hospitals [PDF]
Poster - Veterinarians [PDF]

Reporting an Outbreak or Clusters

Any cluster or pattern of cases, suspected cases, deaths or increased incidence of any potentially infectious disease or condition beyond that expected in a given period which may indicate an outbreak, epidemic or related public health hazard shall be reported immediately by calling (360) 867-2672 during normal business hours. Although a disease may not require a report, you are always welcome to call for more information in the event of with outbreaks of illness.

Washington Administrative Codes (WAC) for Specific Groups

*Source: Washington State Legislature

WAC 246-101-415 Child DayCare Facilities
WAC 246-101-101 Health Care Providers
WAC 246-101-410 Food Service Establishment
WAC 246-101-425 General Public
WAC 246-101-201 Laboratories
WAC 246-101-401 Others
WAC 246-101-420 Schools
WAC 246-101-405 Veterinarians