Communicable Disease Reporting and Resources
To succeed at controlling communicable disease and be prepared to face the threat of terrorism or major disaster such as a pandemic, the public health and private medical community need to work in partnership and maintain strong communication. Your public health nurse consultant visits your offices regularly to keep communicable disease and other resource information current. In addition to the Communicable Disease Reporting and Resource Manual that is maintained in your office, we are pleased to present this manual online. As changes occur in treatment standards, or new resources are made available, the manual in your office and this website will be updated.Click here to receive instructions on how to receive updates as they are posted.
1. General Information
- Cover Page
- Public Health & Private Medical Providers: Partners for a Healthy Community
- Provider Letter
- Communicable Disease Network Program Organizational Chart -- Updated
- Notifiable Conditions - Updated
- Animal Bite Reporting Rule Revision - Updated
- Heal-WA
2. Miscellaneous Disease Information
- Ear Infections (English, Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese)
- Cryptococcus gattii Fact Sheet
- Avian Influenza (H5N1): Information for Clinicians
- Resistant Group B Strep in Pierce County
- West Nile Virus Infection: Information for the Clinicians
- Post-Exposure Medications
- Meningococcal Disease Fact Sheet
- Pertussis Fact Sheet
- Pertussis Treatment -- Updated
- How to Collect Pertussis Specimens -- Updated
3. Hepatitis
- Provider Checklist for Infants Born to HbsAg Positive Mothers
- Perinatal Hepatitis B Program: Guidelines for Prenatal Care
- Hepatitis A, B, C Table
- Hepatitis Laboratory Tests
- MMWR Recommendations for Prevention & Control of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection and HCV-Related Chronic Disease
4. HIV and AIDS
- HIV Testing Information for Medical Providers - New!
- Confidential HIV/AIDS Adult Case Report
- Vital Signs: HIV Testing and Diagnosis Among Adults -- Unites States, 2001-2009 (MMWR 2010;59) - New!
- HIV Highlights - New!
- HIV Testing Patient Information
- Resolution on HIV Testing
- HIV Antibody Blood Test Refusal Form - Updated
- HIV/AIDS & Sexual Minority Support Groups - Updated
- The unexplored story of HIV and ageing - New!
5. STDs
- STD Treatment Guidelines 2010 (DOH Pub) - New!
- Dear Colleague Letter - New!
- Confidential Sexually Transmitted Disease Case Report - Updated 1/26/12
- FAX Rx for STD Tx Packs Form - Updated 1/26/12
- Gonorrhea Treatment Guidelines 2011 - Updated
- Gonorrhea 2009 Highlights - Updated
- Chlamydia 2009 Highlights - Updated
- Chlamydia (CDC) & Chlamydia Trachomatis Testing Guidelines (DOH Pub)
- Syphilis: Health Alert Update
- Syphilis Update 2009 - Updated
- STD Chart Record Form
- Key Facts about Emergency Contraception
6. Tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis References - New!
- TB Elimination Trends in Tuberculosis, 2009 (CDC) - New!
- TB Elimination Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR TB) (CDC) - New!
- Provider Report of Positive TB Skin Testing - Updated 2/8/12
- Latent TB Infections (LTBI) Treatment Record
- Annual Employee Assessment for Tuberculosis
- Indications for Two-Step Tuberculin Skin Tests (TST)
- TB Skin Test Screening - Updated
- Guidelines for Treatment of Latent TB Infection (LTBI) & Treatment of Latent TB Infections (LTBI) Standard Regimens - Updated
- Procedure for Treatment of Latent TB Infection (LTBI) - Updated
7. Adult Immunizations
- Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule United States, 2012 - Updated
- Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunizations (Immunization Action Coalition) - Updated
- Vaccinations for Adults (Immunization Action Coalition) New!
- Standing Orders for Administering Seasonal Influenza Vaccine to Adults (Immunization Action Coalition)
- Vaccine Administration Record for Adults (Immunization Action Coalition)
- Screening Questionnaire for Adult Immunizations (Immunization Action Coalition)
- It's Federal Law! You must give your patients current Vaccine Information Statements
- Medical Management of Vaccine Reactions in Adult Patients
8. Infection Control
- Fevers What parents need to know - New!
- Infection Control Guidelines: Standard, Airborne, Droplet and Contact Precautions - Updated
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): How to put it on and take it off for Airborn, Droplet and Contact Precautions - Updated
- Hand Hygiene in the Health Care Setting - Updated
- Child Care Professional Letter
- Childcare Exclusion Guidelines: Information for Clinicians
- Internet Resources on Antimicrobial Resistance
- Residential Sharps: How do I dispose of my needles and syringes
- What can I do to Fight a Cold, Cough or Sore Throat (brochure)
- Do you really need an antibiotic? (brochure)
- RX - For Your Symptoms (DOH Pub)
9. MRSA
- MRSA References - New!
- Skin Infections from MRSA (English, Spanish, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Korean, Russian) - New!
- Guidelines for Evaluation & Management of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Outpatient Settings
- Quick Reference Environmental Cleaning - New!
- What to do about MRSA - Infection Control Manual for Outpatient Clinics/Offices
- Management of Suspected Staphylococcalaureus (MRSA) Skin and Soft Tissue Infections algorithm
- Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcal aureus (MRSA) Skin and Soft Tissue Infection (SSTI) Information for Medical Assistants and Nursing Staff
- Living with MRSA (booklet)
10. Employee Health and Safety
- National Clinicians' Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEPline) Hotline
- Nursing and Medical Directors Letter
- Protect Your Patients: Get Your Flu Shot!
- Strategies for Improving Healthcare Worker Influenza/Resources and Websites
- Influenza (Flu) Vaccine Myths and Facts
- Hepatitis B and Health Care Workers
- Healthcare Personnel Vaccination Recommenations
11. Emergency Preparedness
- Medical Reserve Corps - Updated
- Biological Agents Matrix
- Summary of Biological Warfare Agents
- Doxycycline Patient Information
- Ciprofloxacin Patient Information
- Clinical Recognition & Management of Suspected Bioterrorism Events/Recommendations of Management of Suspicious Substance
- Provider Letter BDS Alarms
- Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Dispensing Algorithm (currently being updated)
- Medical Offices and Clinics Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
- Medical Disaster Plan Activation
- Guide to Bioterrorism Identification
- Smallpox Vaccination: Vaccination Methods & Reactions
- Evaluating Patients for Smallpox (8 1/2 x 11 poster - 1st half)
- Evaluating Patients for Smallpox (8 1/2 x 11 poster - 2nd half)
- Evaluating Patients for Smallpox (11 x 17 poster)
12. Prevention
13. Access to Care
- Healthcare Referral Guide
- Family Support
- In-Home Nursing Support
- Low Cost Dental Resources
- Apple Health (English, Spanish)

