How to report
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What to report
Under Title 17, California Code of Regulations §2508, schools and childcare providers are required to report:
- Individual cases of Title 17 diseases, such as measles or pertussis;
- Unusual disease occurrences; and
- Outbreaks that meet defined criteria.
Please read Yolo County's Guidance for TK-12 Schools: Exposure Notices and Disease Reporting for guidance on when to report to Public Health, when to send out exposure notices to your school community, and when to exclude staff and students from school.
Reporting Requirements for Gastrointestinal Illnesses and Respiratory Illnesses for Yolo County Public Health
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DISEASE
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OUTBREAK REPORTING THRESHOLD
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Gastrointestinal (GI) illnesses
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- Three (3) or more cases of vomiting or diarrhea2 in students or staff members from separate households;
and
- Symptom onset occurring within 72 hours and within the same group, such as a single classroom, sports team, or after-school group
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Respiratory illnesses (including COVID-19, influenza, RSV)
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- 10 percent or more of the total population of students and staff, facility-wide, are absent with acute respiratory illness1within a 3-day period (10 percent of average daily attendance are absent)
OR,
- 20 percent or more of students and staff in an epidemiologically-linked group (such as a single classroom, sports team, or after-school group) with acute respiratory illness1 (20 percent of average daily attendance), with a minimum of five (5) ill, within a three-day period
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Reportable Title 17 diseases
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See Guidance for TK-12 Schools: Exposure Notices and Disease Reporting
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1 Acute respiratory illness is defined as new onset of two or more of the following symptoms: fever or chills, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, difficulty breathing, and body aches
2 Diarrhea is 3 or more instances of loose stools in a 24-hour period
