Notifiable Conditions
Healthcare Providers & Facilities
Notifiable to the local health jurisdiction (LHJ) of the patient’s residence unless otherwise designated
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Immediately Notifiable
Requires a phone call to reach a live person at the local health jurisdiction, 24/7. Must be reported as soon as clinically suspected.
- Amebic meningitis
- Botulism, foodborne, infant, and wound
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Coronavirus infection (severe communicable)
- SARS-associated coronavirus
- Novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Diphtheria
- Domoic acid poisoning
- E. coli (See “Shiga toxin-producing E. coli”)
- Influenza, novel or unsubtypable strain
- Measles (Rubeola) - Acute disease only
- Meningococcal disease, invasive
- Monkeypox (Mpox)
- Outbreaks and suspected outbreaks
- Paralytic shellfish poisoning
- Plague
- Poliomyelitis
- Rabies, suspected human exposure (suspected human rabies exposures due to a bite from or other exposure to an animal that is suspected of being infected with rabies)
- Rubella, acute disease only (including congenital rubella syndrome)
- Smallpox
- Tularemia
- Vaccinia transmission
- Viral hemorrhagic fever
- Yellow fever
Notifiable Within 24 Hours
Requires a phone call if reporting after normal public health business hours.
- Baylisascariasis
- Brucellosis
- Candida auris infection or colonization
- Hantaviral infection
- Legionellosis
- Leptospirosis
- Listeriosis
- Mumps, acute disease only
- Pertussis Psittacosis
- Q Fever
- Salmonellosis
- Shigellosis
- Tuberculosis disease (confirmed or highly suspicious, i.e., initiation of empiric treatment)
- Yersiniosis
- Unexplained critical illness or death
Notifiable Within 3 Business Days
- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Notifiable to: DOH (for facilities) and LHJ (for providers)
- Anaplasmosis
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Arboviral disease (acute disease only) including, but not limited to:
- Chikungunya
- Dengue Eastern and western equine encephalitis
- Japanese encephalitis
- La Crosse encephalitis
- Powassan virus infection
- St. Louis encephalitis
- West Nile virus infection
- Zika virus infection
- See also “Yellow fever”
- Babesiosis
- Campylobacteriosis
- Chagas disease
- Chancroid
- Coccidioidomycosis
- Cryptosporidiosis
- Cyclosporiasis
- Cysticercosis
- Echinococcosis
- Ehrlichiosis
- Giardiasis
- Gonorrhea
- Granuloma inguinale
- Herpes simplex, neonatal and genital (initial infection only)
- (Providers)
- Histoplasmosis
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
- Human prion disease
- Lyme disease
- Lymphogranuloma venereum
- Malaria
- Relapsing fever (borreliosis)
- Rickettsia infection
- Serious adverse reactions to immunizations
- Syphilis
- Taeniasis
- Tetanus
- Tick paralysis
- Trichinosis Typhus
- Varicella-associated death
Notifiable Within 30 Business Days
- Cancer (See chapter 246-102 WAC) wscr@doh.wa.gov
- Facilities Only
- Gunshot wounds (nonfatal)
- For birth defects listed above, call 360-236-3533
- Notifiable to L&I - 360-902-5669
- Asthma, occupational Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, occupational
- Silicosis
Rapid Screening Tests
Providers and facilities performing blood lead level RST shall report as a laboratory and comply with the requirements of WAC 246-101-201 through 246-101-230.
- Blood lead level**
- RST results (See WAC 246-101-200)
- Coronavirus infection (severe communicable)
- Novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
- RST results (See WAC 246-101-200)
- Novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Hepatitis C (acute infection)
- RST results (See WAC 246-101-200)
- Hepatitis C (chronic infection)
- RST results (See WAC 246-101-200)
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
- RST results (See WAC 246-101-200)
Notifiable Conditions
Laboratories
Notifiable to the local health jurisdiction (LHJ) of the patient’s residence unless otherwise designated.
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Bacteria
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Rickettsia species including, but not limited to:
- Rickettsia rickettsii
- Rickettsia africae
- Rickettsia typhi
- Rickettsia parkeri
- Rickettsia philipii
Viruses
Parasites
Fungi
Other
Notifiable to Department of Health (DOH)
* Notify DOH (except King County where this is notifiable to LHJ)
Notifiable Conditions Reporting Forms
Pre-Screener for Suspected Rabies Exposure from Animals
Our Disease Prevention staff at Whitman County Public Health conduct case investigations for suspected rabies exposure from animals. Our goal throughout the case investigation is to prevent human cases of rabies virus.
General Communicable Disease Reporting Form
If wishing to complete the form by hand, download, print and fax the General Communicable Disease Reporting Form to 509.397.6239.
Sexually Transmitted Infections Reporting Form
General Resources
Provider Alerts
For general disease prevention updates for all of Whitman County, click on the "Disease Prevention Updates" button below.
Outbreak
Mar 7, 2025
CDC - Expanding Measles Outbreak in U.S. and Guidance for the Upcoming Travel Season
Virus
Feb 27, 2025
First Measles Case of 2025 in Washington, King County
Adverse Event
Feb 27, 2025
Serious Adverse Events in Older Adults After Chikungunya Vaccine
Adverse Event
Feb 24, 2025
Serious Adverse Events After Ceftriaxone Administration
Virus
Jan 21, 2025
Subtyping of Influenza A Recommended for Hospitalized Patients
Information for Pertussis Prevention & Response
Actions Requested of Health Care Providers
Maintain a high index of suspicion for pertussis to identify those infected.
Please also consider pertussis in a respiratory illness of any duration in patients who have had contact with someone known to have had pertussis or symptoms consistent with pertussis.
If you suspect pertussis:
1. Test
Collect a nasopharyngeal (NP) swab for Bordetella pertussis PCR or culture. PCR is the most sensitive and fastest diagnostic test and is widely available at commercial laboratories.
2. Initiate treatment promptly
Do not delay treatment while awaiting results. CDC provides detailed treatment guidance.
3. Exclude
Tell the patient to stay home from work, school, or childcare.
Advise them that they are considered contagious until they have completed 5 full days of appropriate antibiotics.
4. Educate
Consider using WCPH's Pertussis Fact Sheet to help educate patients about pertussis and isolation recommendations.
5. Ask about close contacts
Consider preventive antibiotics for the entire household AND any close contact who meets “High Risk” criteria.
- Infants under one year old
- Pregnant people, especially those in the third trimester.
- People who have a chronic respiratory illness.
- Family members or caregivers of infants or pregnant women.
Symptomatic close contacts should be treated as soon as possible and
excluded from public activities until they have completed 5 days of
antibiotics.
Asymptomatic close contacts and those taking preventive
antibiotics do not need to be excluded from activities unless they
develop symptoms.
Advise family members and close contacts who are not taking preventive antibiotics to return promptly if they develop symptoms within the next 21 days.
6. Report the illness to Whitman County Public Health within 24 hours.
We will conduct an interview with the patient to confirm isolation and treatment. We can also assist in determining recommendations for prophylaxis and exclusion.
7. Prioritize vaccination
Assure children and adults are up to date on pertussis-containing vaccines according to national immunization guidelines.
