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Waterborne Illness

  • Waterborne Illness Home
  • Causes and Symptoms
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Related Topics

  • Reporting Waterborne Illness
  • Minnesota WAVE Study
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Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
IDEPC Comment Form

Contact Info

Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
IDEPC Comment Form

Health Care Provider Information on Waterborne Illness

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Required Disease Reporting
News
Disease-specific Information
Additional information

Required Disease Reporting

  • Reporting an Infectious Disease
    Healthcare providers are required to report to the Minnesota Department of Health all confirmed or suspected cases of the following:
    • Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium)
    • Enteric Escherichia coli infection
      (E. coli O157:H7, other enterohemorrhagic E. coli,
      enteropathogenic E. coli, enteroinvasive E. coli)
    • Free-living Amebic Infections (including Acanthamoeba spp., Naegleria fowleri, Balamuthia spp., Sappina spp.)
    • Giardiasis (Giardia lamblia)
    • Legionellosis (Legionella)
    • Shigellosis (Shigella)

  • Illness-related Restrictions for Food Workers and for Children or Staff in a Child Care or Preschool Setting
    Cases are subject to restriction on child care/preschool attendance and food handling.

News

  • Disease Control Newsletter
    The Minnesota Department of Health Disease Control Newsletter (DCN) has been published for over 20 years, including a yearly issue devoted to an annual summary of reported communicable diseases.

Disease-specific information

Required reporting information, clinical features, laboratory diagnosis, treatment, and other clinical information.

  • Cryptosporidiosis
  • E. coli and HUS
  • Giardiasis
  • Legionellosis
  • Shigellosis

Additional information on waterborne illness

  • CDC: Healthy Swimming
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Last Updated: 10/05/2022

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