Trinity County
Communicable
Disease Reporting Guidelines |
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Who
Should Report: |
The
state of California requires all healthcare providers to report
certain diseases and conditions of public health importance
to the local health department. (California Code of Regulations,
Title 17, Health and Safety Code, Section 2500). Laboratory
reporting of a particular disease does not relieve the physician
of this responsibility. Patient consent is not required to
report such information to the local health department.
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Why
Report: |
For
intervention and surveillance to be effective, the reporting
of communicable diseases must be timely. Delay or failure to
report communicable diseases has contributed to serious consequences
in the past. Reports by health care providers form the basis
for monitoring communicable diseases. The information provided
is crucial for interrupting transmission, recognizing and controlling
outbreaks, following trends and informing the medical community
about local occurrence of communicable diseases. The detection
and treatment of patients with tuberculosis, the identification
of asymptomatic carriers of typhoid and gonorrhea, the immunization
of persons exposed to vaccine-preventable diseases, and alerting
health providers about prevalent viral infections are just a
few of the benefits derived by the entire community when reporting
is timely and accurate.
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What
to Report:
Outbreaks of Any Disease Infection |
Phone Immediately:
Available 24 Hours (530) 623-0589
Anthrax, Botulism, Brucellosis, Cholera,
Dengue, Diphtheria, Ecoli,
Hantavirus Infection, Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Measles, Meningococcal
Infection, Plague,
Rabies. CDC Emergency Prepedness Info
 CDC
Link
CDC
Emergency Prepedness Info
Phone/FAX Within One Day:
Phone (530) 623- 623-8209
FAX (530) 623-1297
Amebiasis, Anisakiasis, Babesiosis, Campylobacteriosis, Colorado
Tick Fever, Conjunctivitis (newborn), Cryptosporidiosis, Encephalitis
(specify etiology), food borne diseases, Haemophilus influenzae (invasive),
Hepatitis A, Listeriosis, Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis, Malaria,
Measles (Rabeola), Meningitis (specify etiology), Pertussis, Poliomyelitis,
Psittacosis, Q Fever, Relapsing Fever, Salmonellosis, Shigellosis,
Streptococcal Inf. (food handler), Swimmer’s Itch, Syphilis,
Trichinosis, Tuberculosis, Typhoid Fever, Vibrio Infection, Yersiniosis
and any food or water-borne illness.
Phone/FAX
Within One Week:
Phone (530) 623- 623-8209
FAX (530) 623-1297
AIDS/HIV, Chancroid,
Chlamydial Infection, Coccidioidomycosis,
Cysticercosis, Echinococcosis, Ehrlichiosis,
Giardiasis, Gonococcal Infections,
Hepatitis B, C, D, other non-A, Kawasaki
Syndrome, Legionellosis, Leprosy,
Leptospirosis, Lyme Disease, Mumps,
Non-Gonococcal Urethritis (NGU),
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID),
Reye’s Syndrome, Rheumatic
Fever, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever,
Rubella, Tetanus, Toxic Shock Syndrome,
Toxoplasmosis and Typhus Fever. |
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a separate report for each disease occurrence. Reports should be
submitted by mail, telephone or fax. Confidential Morbidity Reports
can be obtained from the Trinity County Health and Human Services
/ Public Health Department. |
Mail
Confidential Morbidity Report to: |
Trinity
County Health and Human Services
Pulic Health Department
#1 Industrial Park Way
Weaverville, CA 96093, CA 95249
Telephone Appropriate Report to:
(530) 623-8218
FAX Appropriate Report to:
(530) 623-1297
Attention: CD Nurse
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