Any detection of or illness caused by an agent that is foreign, exotic or unusual to Wisconsin, and that has public health implications4
CATEGORY II:
The following diseases shall be reported by fax, mail, or electronic reporting to the patient’s local health officer or to the local health officer’s designee on an Acute and Communicable Disease Case Report (DHS F-44151) or by other means or by entering the data into the Wisconsin Electronic Disease Surveillance System within 72 hours of the identification of a case or suspected case. See s. DHS 145.04 (3) (b). Anaplasmosis1,2,5
Arboviral disease (including, but not limited to, disease caused by California serogroup, Chikungunya, Dengue, Eastern Equine Encephalitis, Powassan, St. Louis Encephalitis, West Nile, Western Equine Encephalitis, and Zika viruses)1,2,4
Babesiosis1,2,4,5
Blastomycosis2
Borreliosis (other than Lyme disease which is reportable as a distinct disease)2,4,6
Brucellosis1,2,4
Campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter infection) 1,2,3,4
Chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi)1,2
Chlamydia trachomatis infection1,2,4,5
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever)1,2,4
Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium infection)1,2,3,4
Cyclosporiasis (Cyclospora infection)1,2
Ehrlichiosis1,2,5
Environmental and occupational lung diseases:
Asbestosis6
Silicosis1,6
Chemical pneumonitis6
Occupational lung diseases caused by bio-dusts and bio-aerosols6
E. coli infection, (caused by Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC))1,2,3,4
E. coli infection (caused by enteropathogenic (EPEC), enteroinvasive (EIEC), or enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC)) 2,3,4
Free-living amebae infection (including Acanthamoeba disease (including keratitis) and Balamuthia mandrillaris disease)2,4
Giardiasis1,2,3,4
Gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae)1,2,4,5
Hemolytic uremic syndrome1,2,3,4
Hepatitis B1,2,3,4,5
Hepatitis C1,2
Hepatitis D2,3,4,
Hepatitis E
Histoplasmosis2
Influenza-associated hospitalization2
Influenza-associated pediatric death1,2,4
Influenza A virus infection, novel subtypes1,2
Kawasaki disease2
Latent Tuberculosis infection (LTBI)2,5
Legionellosis1,2,4,5
Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease)1,2,3,4,5
Leptospirosis1,2,4
Listeriosis1,2,4
Lyme disease1,2
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV) infection4
Malaria (Plasmodium infection)1,2,4,5
Meningitis, bacterial (other than Haemophilus influenzae, meningococcal or streptococcal, which are reportable as distinct diseases)2
Mumps1,2,4,5
Mycobacterial disease (nontuberculous)
Pelvic inflammatory disease2
Psittacosis1,2,4
Q Fever (Coxiella burnetii)1,2
Rheumatic fever (newly diagnosed and meeting the Jones criteria)5
Rickettsiosis (other than spotted fever rickettsiosis which is reportable as a distinct disease)2,4,6
Salmonellosis1,2,3,4
Shigellosis (Shigella infection)1,2,3,4
Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis (including Rocky Mountain spotted fever)1,2,4,5
Streptococcal disease (all invasive disease caused by Groups A and B Streptococci)
Streptococcus pneumoniae invasive disease (invasive pneumococcal)1
Syphilis (Treponema pallidum)1,2,4,5,6
Tetanus1,2,5
Toxic shock syndrome1,2
Toxic substance related diseases:
Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) and Cyanotoxin poisoning2,4,6
Carbon monoxide poisoning1,6
Infant methemoglobinemia6
Lead (Pb) intoxication (specify Pb levels)1,6
Metal poisonings other than lead (Pb) 6
Pesticide poisonings1,6
Toxoplasmosis
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE, human)
Trichinosis1,2,4
Tularemia (Francisella tularensis)1,2,4,5
Typhoid fever (Salmonella Typhi)1,2,3,4
Varicella (chickenpox)1,3,5
Vibriosis (non-cholera Vibrio infection)1,2,3,4
Yersiniosis2,3,4
Zika virus infection1,2
CATEGORY III:
The following disease shall be reported to the state epidemiologist on a Wisconsin Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection Case Report Form (DHS F-44338) or by other means within 72 hours after identification of a known or suspected case. Additionally, the following laboratory results shall be reported on all persons newly or previously diagnosed with HIV infection each time the test is conducted: all CD4+ test results (CD4+ T-lymphocyte counts and percentages), both detectable and undetectable HIV viral load results, HIV genotypic results, and all components of the HIV laboratory diagnostic testing algorithm when the initial screening test is reactive. See s. 252.15 (7) (b), Stats., and s. DHS 145.04 (3) (b). Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (AIDS has been reclassified as HIV Stage III)1,2,4
Key:
1 Infectious disease or other condition designated as notifiable at the national level.
2 Required Wisconsin or CDC follow-up form completed by public health agency.
3 High-risk assessment by local health department is needed to determine if patient or member of patient’s household is employed in food handling, day care or health care.
4 Source investigation by local or state health department is needed.
5 Immediate treatment is recommended, i.e., antibiotic or biologic for the patient or contact or both.
6 Coordination between local and state health departments is recommended for follow-up.
