Disease/Outbreak

Notes

Anthrax

1, 4, 5

Botulism

1, 4

Botulism, infant

1, 2, 4

Cholera

1, 3, 4

Diphtheria

1, 3, 4, 5

Foodborne or waterborne outbreaks

1, 2, 3, 4

Haemophilus influenzae invasive disease (including epiglottitis)

1, 2, 3, 5

Hantavirus infection

1, 2, 4, 5

Hepatitis A

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Hepatitis E

3, 4

Measles

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Meningococcal disease

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Pertussis (whooping cough)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Plague

1, 4, 5

Poliovirus infection (paralytic or nonparalytic)

1, 4, 5

Rabies (human)

1, 4, 5

Ricin toxin

4, 5

Rubella

1, 2, 4, 5

Rubella (congenital syndrome)

1, 2, 5

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome -associated Coronavirus (SARS-CoV)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Smallpox

4, 5

Tuberculosis

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) infection

1, 4, 5

Yellow fever

1, 4

Any illness caused by an agent that is foreign, exotic, or unusual to Wisconsin and that has public health implications

4

Disease/Outbreak

Notes

Arboviral infection (encephalitis/meningitis)

1, 2, 4

Babesiosis

4, 5

Blastomycosis

5

Brucellosis

1, 4

Campylobacteriosis (campylobacter infection)

3, 4

Chancroid

1, 2

Chlamydia trachomatis infection

1, 2, 4, 5

Cryptosporidiosis

1, 2, 3, 4

Cyclosporiasis

1, 4, 5

Ehrlichiosis / Anaplasmosis

1, 5

E. coli 0157:H7
   other enterohemorrhagic E. coli
   enteropathogenic E. coli
   enteroinvasive E. coli
   enterotoxigenic E. coli

1, 2, 3, 4

Giardiasis

3, 4

Gonorrhea

1, 2, 4, 5

Hemolytic uremic syndrome

1, 2, 4

Hepatitis B

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Hepatitis C

1, 2

Hepatitis D

2, 3, 4, 5

Histoplasmosis

5

Influenza-associated pediatric death

1, 2

Influenza A virus infection, novel subtypes

1, 2

Kawasaki disease

2

Legionellosis

1, 2, 4

Leprosy (Hansen Disease)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Leptospirosis

4

Listeriosis

2, 4

Lyme disease

1, 2

Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV) infection

4

Malaria

1, 2, 4

Meningitis, bacterial (other than Haemophilus influenzae or meningococcal)

2

Mumps

1, 2, 4, 5

Mycobacterial disease (nontuberculous)

Pelvic inflammatory disease 

2

Psittacosis

1, 2, 4

Q Fever

4, 5

Rheumatic fever (newly diagnosed and meeting the Jones criteria)

5

Rocky Mountain spotted fever

1, 2, 4, 5

Salmonellosis

1, 3, 4

Shigellosis

1, 3, 4

Streptococcal disease
(all invasive disease caused by Groups A and B Streptococci)

Streptococcus pneumoniae invasive disease (invasive pneumococcal)

Syphilis

1, 2, 4, 5

Tetanus

1, 2, 5

Toxic shock syndrome

1, 2

Toxic substance related diseases:

Infant methemoglobinemia

Lead intoxication (specify Pb levels)

Other metal and pesticide poisonings

Toxoplasmosis

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE, human)

Trichinosis

1, 2, 4

Tularemia

4

Typhoid fever

1, 2, 3, 4

*Varicella (chickenpox)

1, 3, 5

Varicella (chicken pox) – report by number of cases only

Yersiniosis

3, 4

Suspected outbreaks of other acute or occupationally–related diseases

Notes

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) 

1, 2, 4

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection

2, 4

CD4 + T–lymphocyte count < 200/mL, or 
CD4 + T–lymphocyte percentage of total lymphocytes of < 14

2

1

Infectious diseases designated as notifiable at the national level

2

Wisconsin or CDC follow–up form is required. 
Local health departments have templates of these forms in the EpiNet manual.

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 health department is needed.

5

Immediate treatment is recommended, i.e., antibiotic or biologic for the patient or contact or both.