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DPH Communicable Diseases Memos

The Division of Public Health (DPH) Bureau of Communicable Diseases (BCD) issues memos to update providers and interested parties of important information.

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Memo number Title Issue date Discontinued date Attachments Edit
BCD 2022-06 Surveillance for Carbapenemase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CP-CRAB), Carbapenemase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CP-CRPA), and Candida auris
BCD 2022-05 Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) as a Reportable Condition in Wisconsin
BCD 2022-03 Reporting of Treponemal and Non-Treponemal Syphilis Testing and the Correct Syphilis Testing Algorithm for CDC Defined Reverse Sequence Syphilis Testing
BCD 2022-02 Standing Order for Distribution of COVID-19 At-Home Antigen Test Kits
BCD 2022-01 Prioritization of Highest Impact Public Health Response Activities
BCD 2021-13: Replaced by Prevention and Control of Acute Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities
Replaced by:
Preventing and Controlling Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Faci…
BCD 2021-12 Public Health Advisory: Anticipated Surge in COVID-19 Disease Activity due to Omicron Variant
BCD 2021-11: Memo replaced by Prevention and Control of Acute Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities
Replaced by:
Preventing and Controlling Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Faci…
BCD 2021-10 Considerations for Confirmatory Testing of COVID-19 Point-of-Care Tests
BCD 2021-09 Increased Incidence of Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
BCD 2021-08 Standing Prescription Order for COVID-19 Vaccines
BCD 2021-07 Revised COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Ordering Process
BCD 2021-06 DHS Requests Nursing Homes Join Hospitals in Wisconsin to Use the EMResource Bed Tracking System for Health Care Entities
BCD 2021-05: Replaced by Legionellosis (Legionnaires' Disease and Pontiac Fever) webpage Increased Reports of Laboratory-Confirmed Cases of Legionellosis (Legionnaires’ Disease)
Replaced by:
Legionellosis (Legionnaires' Disease and Pontiac Fever)
BCD-2021-04 Increased Reports of Laboratory-Confirmed Cases of Cyclosporiasis
BCD-2021-03: Memo replaced by Public Health Reporting Requirements for At-Home COVID-19 Tests
Replaced by:
At-Home COVID-19 Antigen Testing Use and Reporting
BCD 2021-02 Influenza Testing and Variant Influenza A Virus Detection
BCD-2021-01 COVID-19 Antigen Testing: Reporting Guidance for Employers
BCD 2020-29 DHS recommends testing migrant and seasonal workers for COVID-19 prior to departure at the end of the work season
BCD 2020-28 Guidance Related to Viral Whole Genome Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 for the Public Health Response
BCD 2020-27: Memo replaced by Prevention and Control of Acute Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities
Replaced by:
Preventing and Controlling Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Faci…
BCD-2020-26: Memo replaced by Prevention and Control of Acute Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities
Replaced by:
BCD 2021-011
BCD 2020-25 Crisis Standards of Practice for COVID-19 Contact Tracing and Symptom Monitoring
BCD 2020-24 Ryan White Part B and Life Care Services Policy: Requesting an Increase in Funding for Ryan White Services
BCD 2020-23 Bordetella parapertussis Reporting

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Last revised December 29, 2025