Cholera
Cholera is a bacterial disease that affects the
intestinal tract. The bacterium is called Vibrio cholera. Although
cholera is a very rare disease today, six worldwide outbreaks were
documented between 1817 and 1911 that resulted in hundreds of thousands
of deaths. Currently, only a few cases are reported in the United States
each year.
General information
Cholera
fact sheet (PDF, 16 KB) Hmong
(PDF, 17 KB) Spanish
(PDF, 12 KB)
Information for health professionals
This is a Wisconsin Disease Surveillance Category I
disease:
Report IMMEDIATELY by TELEPHONE to
the patient's local public health department upon identification of a
confirmed or suspected case. The local health department shall then notify the
state epidemiologist immediately of any confirmed or suspected cases. Submit a
case report within 24 hours submit a case report electronically through the Wisconsin Electronic
Surveillance System (WEDSS), by mail or fax using an Acute and Acute and Communicable Disease Case
Report F44151
(PDF, 167 KB), or by other means. DHS
Communicable Disease Reporting
Wisconsin case reporting and public health follow-up guidelines:
Cholera EpiNet (PDF,
33 KB)
Wisconsin routine Enteric Follow-up Worksheet (PDF,
59 KB)
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Clinical
Testing Reference Manual (Exit DHS)
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Communicable
Disease Div AZ Index (Exit DHS)
Wisconsin Foodborne
and Waterborne Disease Outbreak Investigation Manual (PDF,
1436 KB)
Wisconsin Childcare
Exclusion Criteria (PDF, 27 KB)
Additional resources
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention website (CDC) (Exit DHS)
United States
Department of Agriculture (Exit DHS)
Food and Drug Administration (Exit
DHS)
CDC PulseNet Program
(Exit DHS)
Contacts
Wisconsin
Local Health Departments - Regional offices - Tribal agencies
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Last Revised:
June 13, 2012 |
