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Outbreaks 

Reporting Guidelines:

• Suspect or confirmed cases immediately to local health department

Protocol:

• West Virginia DIDE Protocol
• Guidelines for writing a final Outbreak Investigation Report

Current Case Definition:

• See Specific Disease

General Information:

• Infromation for Schools and School Nurses on Reportable Diseases
• Unexplained Respiratory Disease Outbreaks (URDO)

Required Forms:

• See Specific Disease

Outbreak Toolkits

Outbreak Reports 2011:

• 1^st Quarter Report
• 2^nd Quarter Report
• 3^rd Quarter Report
• 4^th Quarter Report

Outbreak Reports 2012:

• January Outbreak Report
• February Outbreak Report

Surveillance Data:

• Outbreak Surveillance
• Summary of Reported Ourbreaks, West Virginia 2010 (PDF, 890 KB) (PDF, 890 KB)
  • Counties Reporting Outbreak-Related Cases (Includes Multi-County Outbreaks)
  • Outbreaks of Enteric Illness
  • Outbreaks of Rash Illness
  • Outbreaks of Respiratory illness
  • Vaccine Preventable Disease Outbreaks by Etiologic Agent or Clinical Syndrome
  • Healthcare-Associated Outbreaks
  • Outbreak Reporting Time
• Conclusions and Recommendations
• Appendix Summary Outbreak Table
• Summary of Reported Outbreaks, West Virginia 2009 (PDF, 692 KB)
• Summary of Reported Outbreaks, West Virginia 2008 (PDF, 279 KB)
• Summary of Reported Outbreaks, West Virginia 2007 (PDF, 166 KB)
• Summary of Reported Outbreaks, West Virginia 2006 (PDF, 205 KB)
• Summary of Reported Outbreaks, West Virginia 2003 (PDF, 284 KB)
• Summary of Reported Outbreaks, West Virginia 2002 (PDF, 125 KB)