Reportable Diseases
A selection of common reportable disease are showcased in the table and in the one-page report.
A more extensive list of diseases as well as additional details regarding the below spotlight items can be found in the full-length report.
Spotlight: RSV
-As of January 10 there have been 1,402 people in Wisconsin hospitalized with RSV this season, 580 of those are children under age 2.
Spotlight: MRSA Bacteremia Cluster
-The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is currently investigating three
Call for cases: Please notify the Wisconsin HAI Prevention Program by email or phone (608-267-7711) if you have identified:
- Patients presenting with pain, swelling, difficulty ambulating, or other signs of infection post joint injection procedure.
- Joint injection procedures requiring irrigation and debridement post procedure.
- Positive sepsis and/or MRSA bacteremia cultures post joint injection procedure.
Spotlight: Urgent Need to Increase Immunization Coverage for Influenza, COVID-19, and RSV
-Health care providers should administer influenza, COVID-19, and RSV immunizations now to patients, if recommended. Health care providers should recommend antiviral medications for influenza and COVID-19 for all eligible patients, especially patients at high-risk of progression to severe disease such as older adults and people with certain underlying medical conditions.