Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and COVID-19 Reporting Requirement Changes
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has issued two new memos BCD 2023-04 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)-associated hospitalizations and RSV-associated Pediatric Mortality are Now Reportable Conditions in Wisconsin and BCD 2023-05 Changes to COVID-19 Reporting Requirements in Wisconsin.
The purpose of these memos is to bring RSV and COVID-19 surveillance in alignment with surveillance for other respiratory viruses, and specifically with reporting requirements for influenza virus.
Starting November 1, 2023 all Wisconsin Acute Care Hospitals, Coroners and Medical Examiners should report:
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COVID-19-associated hospitalizations, defined as a patient who is hospitalized (>24 hours) as a result of a COVID-19 compatible illness and with laboratory evidence for COVID-19.
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COVID-19-associated pediatric mortality, defined as a death in a person <18 years old as a result of a COVID-19 compatible illness with laboratory evidence for COVID-19 OR a death in a person <18 years old meeting vital records criteria with no confirmatory or presumptive laboratory evidence for COVID-19.
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RSV-associated hospitalizations, defined as a patient who is hospitalized (>24 hours) as a result of a RSV compatible illness and with laboratory evidence for RSV.
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RSV-associated pediatric mortality, defined as a death of a person <18 years as a result of RSV compatible illness and with laboratory evidence for RSV.
These should be reported to the Wisconsin Electronic Disease Surveillance System (WEDSS), or by mailing or faxing a completed Acute and Communicable Disease Case Report (F-44151) to the address on the form within 72 hours of being detected.
The memo BCD 2023-05 supersedes memo BCD 2022-04, meaning than individual COVID-19 cases are no longer reportable unless a confirmed or probable case is associated with a hospitalization or pediatric death.
Outbreaks of communicable disease, including RSV and COVID-19, are reportable.
Specific details and case definitions can be found on the DHS website:
All of our memos can be found on the DPH Communicable Diseases Memos webpage.
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