Healthcare Providers in Whitman County

Whitman County Public Health

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Prevents disease in a community through population-level interventions
Focuses on communicating health information to a population
Addresses social drivers of health

Healthcare Providers in Whitman County

Promotes health on a unique, personalized level
Prevents disease in an individual through preventive care
Focuses on communicating health information to patients
Addresses specific illnesses, injuries, and patient treatments

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Increase life expectancy
Reduce healthcare costs through prevention and treatment

Disease Prevention Program Contact

You can reach our Disease Prevention team at DiseasePrevention@whitmancounty.gov or securely via fax at 509.397.6239.

For time-sensitive matters, during our normal business hours, you can reach us at 509.332.6752. For emergency reporting for healthcare workers, you can reach an On-Duty WCPH Officer at 509.595.4834.

Notifiable Conditions

Healthcare Providers & Facilities

Notifiable to the local health jurisdiction (LHJ) of the patient’s residence unless otherwise designated

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Laboratory Confirmation Required Before Submitting Case Report
Notifiable to Department of Health 1.877.539.4344

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
Anthrax (Bacillus Anthracis and confirmed Bacilluscereus biovar anthracis only - Do not report all Bacillus cereus)
Botulism, foodborne, infant, and wound
Cholera (Vibrio cholerae O1 or O139)
Coronavirus infection (severe communicable)
- SARS-associated coronavirus
- MERS-associated coronavirus
- Novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
Diphtheria
Domoic acid poisoning
E. coli (See “Shiga toxin-producing E. coli”)
Glanders (Burkholderia mallei)
Haemophilus influenzae (invasive disease, children under 5 years of age)
Influenza, novel or unsubtypable strain
Measles (Rubeola) - Acute disease only
Melioidosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei)
Meningococcal disease, invasive
Monkeypox (Mpox)
Outbreaks and suspected outbreaks
Paralytic shellfish poisoning
Pesticide poisoning (hospitalized, fatal, or cluster): 1-800-222-1222
Plague
Poliomyelitis
Rabies (suspect or laboratory confirmed human cases and laboratory confirmed animal cases)
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)
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections/enterohemorrhagic E. coli infections Indication to call early hospital administration due to serveillness or known exposure to STEC
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
Hepatitis A (acute infection)
Hepatitis B (acute infection)
Hepatitis C (acute infection)
Hepatitis C (perinatal) - Initial diagnosis, and previously unreported cases
Hepatitis D (acute and chronic infection)
Hepatitis E (acute 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)
Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (not to include vancomycin-intermediate)
Vibriosis (Vibrio species not including Vibrio cholerae O1 or O139)
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
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
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections limited to:
- Klebsiella species
- E. coli
- Enterobacter species
Chagas disease
Chancroid
Chlamydia trachomatis infection
Coccidioidomycosis
Cryptococcus gattii or undifferentiated Cryptococcus species (i.e., Cryptococcus not identified as C. neoformans)
Cryptosporidiosis
Cyclosporiasis
Cysticercosis
Echinococcosis
Ehrlichiosis
Giardiasis
Gonorrhea
Granuloma inguinale
Hepatitis B, report pregnancy in hepatitis B virus infected patients (including carriers)*
Hepatitis B (chronic infection) - Initial diagnosis, and previously unreported prevalent cases*
Hepatitis B (perinatal) - Initial diagnosis, and previously unreported cases*
Hepatitis C (chronic infection)
Herpes simplex, neonatal and genital (initial infection only)
(Providers)
Histoplasmosis
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
Human prion disease
Influenza-associated death (laboratory confirmed)
Lyme disease
Lymphogranuloma venereum
Malaria
Pesticide poisoning (all other)
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

Birth defects (Alcohol-related, Autism spectrum disorders and Cerebral palsy)
Cancer (See chapter 246-102 WAC) wscr@doh.wa.gov
Facilities Only
Birth defects - Abdominal wall defects (inclusive of gastroschisis and omphalocele)
Birth defects (Down syndrome, Hypospadias and Limb reductions)
Birth defects - Neural tube defects (inclusive of anencephaly and spina bifida)
Birth defects - Oral clefts (inclusive of cleft lip with/without cleft palate)
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)
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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Notify Immediately
Requires a phone call to reach a live person at the LHJ, 24/7
Notify Within 24hrs
Requires phone call if reporting after normal business hours
Notify Within 2 Business Days
Notify Within 30 Business Days
Report deidentified negative screening result at least annually
Specimen submission to the Public Health Laboratories required (upon request for all others)
Call Public Health Lab to ensure regulations are met (206-418-5562)

Bacteria

Anaplasma species (Anaplasmosis)
Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax)
Bacillus cereus, biovar anthracis only
Bordetella pertussis (Pertussis)
Borrelia burgdorferi or Borrelia mayonii (Lyme disease)
Borrelia hermsii, B. parkeri, B. turicatae, B.miyamotoi, or B. recurrentis (Relapsing fever,tick or louse-borne)
Brucella species (Brucellosis)
Burkholderia mallei (Glanders)
Burkholderia pseudomallei (Melioidosis)
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
Campylobacter species (Campylobacteriosis)
Chlamydia psittaci (Psittacosis)
Chlamydia trachomatis (4)
Clostridium botulinum (Botulism)
Corynebacterium diphtheriae (Diphtheria)
Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)
E. coli - Refer to “Shiga toxin-producing E. coli”
Ehrlichia species
Francisella tularensis (Tularemia)
Haemophilus influenzae (children < 5 years of age)
Legionella species (Legionellosis)
Leptospira species (Leptospirosis)
Listeria monocytogenes
Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Gonorrhea) (4)
Neisseria meningitidis (Meningococcal disease)
Rickettsia species including, but not limited to:
- Rickettsia rickettsii
- Rickettsia africae
- Rickettsia conorii
- Rickettsia typhi
- Rickettsia parkeri
- Rickettsia philipii
Salmonella species (Salmonellosis, typhoid fever)
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli /enterohemorrhagic E. coli(STEC)
Shigella species (Shigellosis)
Treponema pallidum (Syphilis) (4)
Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Vibrio cholerae O1 or O139 (Cholera)
Vibrio species (Vibriosis) not including Vibrio cholerae O1 or O139 (Cholera)
Yersinia enterocolitica, Y. pseudotuberculosis, Y.intermedia, Y. fredericksenii, or Y. kristensenii (Yersiniosis)
Yersinia pestis (Plague)

Viruses

Arboviruses, acute, (California serogroup viruses, Chikungunya virus, Dengue virus, Eastern and western equine encephalitis virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, La Crosse encephalitis virus, Powassan virus, St. Louis encephalitis virus, West Nile virus, Zika virus)
Coronavirus (SARS-associated Coronavirus, MERS-associated Coronavirus, Novel Coronavirus [SARS-Cov-2]) (3)
Hantavirus including, but not limited to: Andes virus, Bayou virus, Black Creek Canal virus, Dobrava-Belgrade virus, Hantaan virus, Seoul virus, Sin nombre virus
Hepatitis A virus
Hepatitis B virus (1)
Hepatitis C virus (1) (3) (5)
Hepatitis D virus
Hepatitis E virus
Influenza virus, novel or unsubtypable strain
Measles virus - See “Rubeola (Measles virus)”
Mumps virus
Poliovirus (Poliomyelitis)
Rabies virus
Rubella
Rubeola (Measles virus)
Vaccinia [Submit specimen collected from a suspect case immediately]
Variola virus (Smallpox) [Submit specimen collected from a suspect case immediately]
Viral hemorrhagic fever (Crimean-Congo virus, Ebola virus, Guanarito virus, Junin virus, Lassa virus, Lujo virus, Machupo virus, Marburg virus, Sabia virus)
Yellow Fever Virus

Parasites

Amebic meningitis
Babesia species (Babesiosis)
Baylisascaris (Baylisascariasis)
Cryptosporidium (Cryptosporidiosis)
Cyclospora cayetanensis (Cyclosporiasis)
Echinococcus granulosus or E.multilocularis (Echinococcosis)
Giardia duodenalis, G. lamblia, G. intestinalis (Giardiasis)
Plasmodium species (Malaria)
Taenia solium (Taeniasis or Cysticercosis)
Trichinella species (Trichinellosis)
Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease)

Fungi

Candida auris
Coccidioides (Coccidioidomycosis)
Cryptococcus gattii or undifferentiated Cryptococcus species (i.e., Cryptococcus not identified as C. neoformans)
Histoplasma capsulatum (histoplasmosis)

Other

Human prion disease

Notifiable to Department of Health (DOH)

Blood lead level (elevated: ≥5μg/dL) (2) (3) DOH Lead Program: 360-236-4280
Blood lead level (non-elevated: <5μg/dL) (2) (3) DOH Lead Program: 360-236-4280
CD4 + count 1, or CD4 + percent 2, or both (patients aged thirteen or older)* DOH Office of Infectious Disease: 360-236-3464
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)* (for example, positive antibody and antigen tests and all NAAT tests) (3) (5) DOH Tuberculosis Program - Fax: 206-364-1060
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (Tuberculosis) DOH Office of Infectious Disease: 360-236-3464

* Notify DOH (except King County where this is notifiable to LHJ)

Notifiable Conditions Reporting Forms

Animal Bite Reporting Form for Suspected Rabies Exposure

Report Form

If wishing to complete the form by hand, download, print and fax the Animal Bite Reporting Form for Suspected Rabies Exposure to 509.397.6239.

General Communicable Disease Reporting Form

Report 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

Report Form

Program Contact

You can reach our Disease Prevention team at DiseasePrevention@whitmancounty.gov or securely via fax at 509.397.6239.

For time-sensitive matters, during our normal business hours, you can reach us at 509.332.6752. For emergency reporting for healthcare workers, you can reach an On-Duty WCPH Officer at 509.595.4834.