Communicable Disease Prevention and Control

Communicable Diseases

Update 2/22/2023: Norovirus test positivity at the WI State Lab of Hygiene has been on the rise.

For the week ending February 11, 8.9% of norovirus tests at the lab were positive - view the graph

The percent positive rate in the entire Midwest region is over 15%.

Protect yourself and others from norovirus:
-Wash your hands often
-Rinse fruits and vegetables
-Cook shellfish thoroughly
-Stay home when sick and for two days after symptoms stop
-Avoid preparing food for others when sick and for two days after symptoms stop

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A communicable disease, also known as an infectious disease, is an illness transmitted through direct contact with an infected individual or animal – or indirectly through contact with a vector such as a mosquito, tick or plant, with blood or bodily fluids, or by breathing in an airborne virus or bacteria. As part of Wisconsin State Statute, 252 – Communicable Diseases, the NSHD is required to follow up and respond to all Category I and II diseases and conditions considered to have significant public health impact.

Click here to learn more about the work that the NSHD does in communicable disease.

The Wisconsin Public Health Association is requesting funding be added to the State’s 2017-2019 Biennial Budget to support our communicable disease efforts. Wisconsin has no dedicated funding for Communicable Disease control and prevention, despite local health departments having 20 state mandates requiring disease surveillance, investigation, prevention and control. Click here to learn more.

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