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Communicable Disease Control and Prevention
By state statute, the Jefferson County Health Department is required to follow-up on all communicable diseases reported. The Health Department staff are trained to provide education on prevention of spread of the disease. Health Department staff work closely with the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health and, if necessary, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in preventing further spread or when there is an outbreak.
Communicable Disease Reporting The diseases and conditions listed on this page are considered to have great public health impact, and any confirmed or suspected cases must be reported promptly.
Requirements for the timing of reporting, once the disease or condition is recognized or suspected, varies with the particular disease. The specific reporting requirements are listed in Chapter HFS 145 (PDF, 59 KB) Control of Communicable Diseases.Chapter HFS 145 - Appendix A (PDF, 8 KB)
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
CATEGORY I:
The following diseases are of urgent public health importance and shall be reported IMMEDIATELY to the patient's local health officer upon identification of a case or suspected case.
Disease/Outbreak | Notes | | Anthrax | 1, 4, 5 | | Botulism | 1, 4 | | Botulism, infant | 1, 2, 4 | | Cholera | 1, 3, 4 | | Diphtheria | 1, 3, 4, 5 | | Foodborne or waterborne outbreaks | 1, 2, 3, 4 | Haemophilus influenzae invasive disease (including epiglottitis) | 1, 2, 3, 5 | | Hantavirus infection | 1, 2, 4, 5 | | Hepatitis A | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | | Hepatitis E | 3, 4 | | Measles | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | | Meningococcal disease | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | | Pertussis (whooping cough) | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | | Plague | 1, 4, 5 | | Poliovirus infection (paralytic or nonparalytic) | 1, 4, 5 | Rabies (human) | 1, 4, 5 | | Ricin toxin | 4, 5 | | Rubella | 1, 2, 4, 5 | | Rubella (congenital syndrome) | 1, 2, 5 | | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome -associated Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | | Smallpox | 4, 5 | | Tuberculosis | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | | Vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) infection | 1, 4, 5 | | Yellow fever | 1, 4 | | Any illness caused by an agent that is foreign, exotic, or unusual to Wisconsin and that has public health implications | 4 |
CATEGORY II:
The following diseases shall be reported to the local health officer on an Acute and Communicable Disease Case Report (DPH 4151) or by other means within 72 hours of the identification of a case or suspected case. See s. HFS 145.04 (3) (b) (PDF, 59 KB) The sexually transmitted diseases shall be reported to the local health officer within 72 hours on a Sexually Transmitted Diseases Laboratory & Morbidity Epidemiologic Case Report (F-44243) or by other means within 72 hours of the identification of a case or suspected case. See s. HFS 145.15 (PDF, 59 KB) Disease/Outbreak | Notes | Arboviral infection (encephalitis/meningitis) | 1, 2, 4 | | Babesiosis | 4, 5 | | Blastomycosis | 5 | | Brucellosis | 1, 4 | | Campylobacteriosis (campylobacter infection) | 3, 4 | | Chancroid | 1, 2 | | Chlamydia trachomatis infection | 1, 2, 4, 5 | | Cryptosporidiosis | 1, 2, 3, 4 | | Cyclosporiasis | 1, 4, 5 | | Ehrlichiosis / Anaplasmosis | 1, 5 | E. coli 0157:H7
other enterohemorrhagic E. coli
enteropathogenic E. coli
enteroinvasive E. coli
enterotoxigenic E. coli | 1, 2, 3, 4 | | Giardiasis | 3, 4 | | Gonorrhea | 1, 2, 4, 5 | | Hemolytic uremic syndrome | 1, 2, 4 | | Hepatitis B | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | | Hepatitis C | 1, 2 | | Hepatitis D | 2, 3, 4, 5 | | Histoplasmosis | 5 | | Influenza-associated pediatric death | 1, 2 | | Influenza A virus infection, novel subtypes | 1, 2 | | Kawasaki disease | 2 | | Legionellosis | 1, 2, 4 | | Leprosy (Hansen Disease) | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | | Leptospirosis | 4 | | Listeriosis | 2, 4 | | Lyme disease | 1, 2 | | Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV) infection | 4 | | Malaria | 1, 2, 4 | Meningitis, bacterial (other than Haemophilus influenzae or meningococcal) | 2 | | Mumps | 1, 2, 4, 5 | | Mycobacterial disease (nontuberculous) | | | Pelvic inflammatory disease | 2 | | Psittacosis | 1, 2, 4 | | Q Fever | 4, 5 | Rheumatic fever (newly diagnosed and meeting the Jones criteria) | 5 | | Rocky Mountain spotted fever | 1, 2, 4, 5 | | Salmonellosis | 1, 3, 4 | | Shigellosis | 1, 3, 4 | Streptococcal disease
(all invasive disease caused by Groups A and B Streptococci) | | | Streptococcus pneumoniae invasive disease (invasive pneumococcal) | | | Syphilis | 1, 2, 4, 5 | | Tetanus | 1, 2, 5 | | Toxic shock syndrome | 1, 2 | | Toxic substance related diseases: | | | | Infant methemoglobinemia | | | Lead intoxication (specify Pb levels) | | | Other metal and pesticide poisonings | | | Toxoplasmosis | | | Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE, human) | | | Trichinosis | 1, 2, 4 | | Tularemia | 4 | | Typhoid fever | 1, 2, 3, 4 | | *Varicella (chickenpox) | 1, 3, 5 | | Varicella (chicken pox) - report by number of cases only | | | Yersiniosis | 3, 4 | Suspected outbreaks of other acute or occupationally-related diseases | |
CATEGORY III:
The following diseases shall be reported to the state epidemiologist on an AIDS Case Report (DPH 4264) or a Wisconsin Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection Confidential Case Report (DPH 4338) or by other means within 72 hours after identification of a case or suspected case.
See: Wis Stats. Communicable Diseases 252.15 (7) (b) (PDF, 125 KB) and HFS 145.04 (3) (b) (PDF, 59 KB)
Send the Case Report Form copy for the
"State Epidemiologist" to:
Wisconsin Bureau of Communicable Diseases
[Please, specify Disease or Program]
1 W Wilson Street - Room 318
Madison WI 53703 | | Notes | | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) | 1, 2, 4 | | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection | 2, 4 | CD4 + T-lymphocyte count < 200/mL, or
CD4 + T-lymphocyte percentage of total lymphocytes of < 14 | 2 |
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