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Notifiable Conditions to the Pacific County Health Department
Contact:  Leah Heintz (360)875-9343 or Cory McKeown (360)642-9349.  If not available give report to any Public Health Nurse.
If no one is available at the local health jurisdiction and a condition is Immediately Notifiable, contact (360) 875-9397 and ask for Health Department personnel on call.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) - Including AIDS in persons previously reported with HIV infection Within 3 work days
Animal Bites Immediately
Botulism (foodborne, wound, and infant) Immediately
Brucellosis Immediately
Campylobacteriosis Within 3 work days
Chancroid Within 3 work days
Chlamydia trachomatis Within 3 work days
Cholera Immediately
Cryptosporidiosis Within 3 work days
Cyclosporiasis Within 3 work days
Diphtheria Immediately
Disease of Suspected Bioterrorism Origin (Including Anthrax and Small Pox) Immediately
Disease of Suspected Foodborne Origin (clusters only) Immediately
Disease of Suspected Waterborne Origin (clusters only) Immediately
Encephalitis, viral Within 3 work days
Enterohemorrhagic E. coli including E. coli 0157:H7 infection Immediately
Giardiasis Within 3 work days
Gonorrhea Within 3 work days
Granuloma inguinale Within 3 work days
Haemophilus influenzae invasive disease (under age five, excluding otitis media) Immdiately
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Within 3 work days
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Immediately
Hepatitis A - acute Immediately
Hepatitis B - accute Within 3 work days
Hepatitis B - chronic (initial diagnosis only) Within one month
Hepatitis B - surface antigen + pregnant women  Within 3 work days
Hepatitis C - acute and chronic (initial diagnosis only) Within one month
Hepatitis, unspecified (infectious) Immediately
Herpes simplex, genital and neonatal (initial infection only) Within 3 work days
HIV Infection Within 3 work days
Immunization reactions, severe, adverse Within 3 work days
Legionellosis Within 3 work days
Leptospirosis Within 3 work days
Listeriosis Immediately
Lyme Disease Within 3 work days
Lymphogranuloma venereum Within 3 work days
Malaria Within 3 work days
Measles (rubeola) Immediately
Meningococcal disease Immediately
Mumps Within 3 work days
Paralytic shellfish poisoning Immediately
Pertussis Immediately
Plague Immediately
Poliomyelitis Immediately
Psittacosis Within 3 work days
Q Fever Within 3 work days
Rabies Immediately
Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis  Within 3 work days
Relapsing fever (borreliosis) Immediately
Rubella, Including congential Immediately
Salmonellosis Immediately
Shigellosis Immediately
Streptococcus Group A, invasive disease Within 3 work days
Syphilis (including congenital) Within 3 work days
Tetanus Within 3 work days
Trichinosis Within 3 work days
Tuberculosis Immediately
Tularemia Within 3 work days
Typhus Immediately
Vibriosis Within 3 work days
Yellow Fever Immediately
Yersiniosis Within 3 work days
Unexplained Critial Illness or Death Immediately
Rare Diseases of Public Health Significance Immediately
The following diagnoses are notifiable to the Washington State Department of Health in accordance with WAC 246-101.  Immediately notifiable conditions are indicated in bold and should be reported when suspected or confirmed.
Asthma, occupational (suspected or confirmed) Call 1-888-66-SHARP Within one month
Birth Defects - Autism - Call (360)236-3492 Within one month
Birth Defects - Cerebal Palsy - Call (360)236-3492 Within one month
Birth Defects - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects - Call (360)236-3492 Within one month
Pesticide Poisoning (hospitalized, fatal, or cluster) - Call 1-800-222-1222 Immediately
Pesticide Poisoning (other) - Call 1-800-222-1222 Within 3 work days
For more information please see WAC 246-101 or see www.doh.wa.gov/nc.htm

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