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Electronic
Reporting, a look at
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Disease
Reporting
NEW
West
Virginia Reportable Disease Manual NEW
Information
on Infectious Diseases
Disease
Surveillance
Get
Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work
Trainings
and Resources
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the reader you may call the help desk at (304) 558-9999 for
assistance.
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Disease
Reporting
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What
diseases need to be reported
in West Virginia?
List
for physicians and providers
(color coded)
List
for physicians and providers
(black & white)
List
for Laboratories (color
coded)
List
for Laboratories (black
& white)
How do I report diseases?
Reporting diseases is as easy
as 1-2-3!
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Refer
to the West Virginia Reportable Disease Protocols and
Investigation Forms found in the Reportable Disease
Protocol Manual
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Complete
appropriate forms and a West
Virginia Reportable Disease Card (Referred
to as the "Yellow Card").
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Send
the completed card to your local
health department
For additional information on
reporting disease call the Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Program at
(304) 558-5358.
What is the law on reporting
disease and confidentiality in West Virginia?
Information concerning West
Virginia Title 64 Legislative Rule, known as the West Virginia
Communicable
Disease Rule.
West
Virginia Reportable Disease Manual
Protocols and Investigation forms
(NEW)
Information concerning the HIPAA
Privacy Rule, and how it relates to reportable
diseases, events, and conditions in West Virginia.
Why do case investigation?
Information on investigating
cases of infectious disease.
MMWR Recommendations and
Reports: Case
Definitions for Infectious Conditions Under Public Health
Surveillance
CDC
Case Definitions
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Information
on Infectious Diseases
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The link at the left contains a
list of diseases, their causes, symptoms, and steps that can be
taken to avoid contracting and/or spreading the disease.
The information was prepared by the West Virginia Bureau for
Public Health, Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program.
Call (304) 558-5358 if you have additional questions.
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Disease
Surveillance
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View
a map of West
Virginia's Surveillance Regions
and get contact information for the current regional
epidemiologists.
Get Monthly
Disease Data for West
Virginia Reportable Diseases
Read the
2002 Local Health Dept. Surveillance Assessment Report
Read the
2001 Local Health Dept. Surveillance Assessment Report
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Overuse of antibiotics is
jeopardizing the usefulness of essential drugs. Decreasing
inappropriate antibiotic use is the best way to control
resistance. In 1995, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) launched a national campaign to reduce
antimicrobial resistance through promotion of more appropriate
antibiotic use. Click on the owl to learn more on this
important topic.
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Trainings
and Resources
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The link at the left contains
information on upcoming training events offered by the West
Virginia Division of Surveillance and Disease Control.
Materials are provided for current and past training events to
assist those who can not attend the workshops.
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