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Surveillance and Outbreaks
Cryptosporidiosis is a nationally notifiable disease. This means that healthcare providers and laboratories that diagnose cases of laboratory-confirmed cryptosporidiosis are required to report those cases to their local or state health departments, which in turn report the cases to CDC.
Outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis affecting multiple people that are related to water and food should be reported to CDC by state health departments. It is important to inform local, state, and federal health authorities about cases of cryptosporidiosis so that appropriate public health responses can be taken to help control the spread of this disease.
Cryptosporidiosis
Boil Water Advisories
Waterborne Disease Outbreak Response
- Surveillance Reports for Recreational Water-associated Disease & Outbreaks
- Recreational Water Illness Outbreak Response Toolkit
- Surveillance Reports for Drinking Water-associated Disease & Outbreaks
- Drinking Water Outbreak Response Toolkit
- National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS) Forms & Guidance
- Epidemiologic Case Study: Cryptosporidiosis in Georgia
Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response
Notifiable Diseases
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- Page last reviewed: April 1, 2015
- Page last updated: April 1, 2015
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