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Cryptosporidiosis
Cryptosporidiosis
Statutory notification
Cryptosporidiosis is a notifiable infectious disease in Western Australia.
See
notifiable communicable disease case definitions
.
Notifications should be made using the communicable disease notification form for
metropolitan residents (PDF 209KB)
or
regional residents (208KB)
.
For notification of regional residents see contact details of
public health units
.
See also description of
statutory medical notifications in Western Australia
.
Public health management
Important information
Infectious agent
:
Cryptosporidium parvum
and
Cryptosporidium hominis
parasite.
Transmission
: Faecal-oral, water-borne (for
C. hominis
and
C. parvum
) and animal-person (for
C. parvum)
.
Incubation period
: 1 to 12 days (usually 7 days).
Infectious period
: The oocyts of the parasite are the infectious stage, and are present in the faeces of symptomatic people. Excretion of the oocyts can continue for several weeks after symptoms cease. Use contact transmission- based precautions for hospitalised and institutionalised patients.
Case exclusion
: Until asymptomatic, including normal stools, for 24 hours. If patient works in health-care, aged-care, child-care or is a food handler or attends child-care exclude until asymptomatic, including normal stools, for 48 hours. Cases should also avoid using public swimming pools for two weeks after the first normal stool.
Guidelines for Exclusion of People with Enteric Diseases and their Contacts (PDF 387KB)
.
Contact exclusion:
Guidelines for Exclusion of People with Enteric Diseases and their Contacts (PDF 387KB)
.
Treatment:
Oral rehydration and as recommended by the doctor.
Immunisation
: None available.
Case follow up
: Generally only clusters or outbreaks investigated, by the
public health units (Healthy WA)
with assistance from the Communicable Disease Control Directorate.
Guidelines
OD 0490/14 Public Health Follow-up of Sporadic Enteric Disease Notifications (PDF 1MB)
Guidelines for Exclusion of People with Enteric Diseases and their Contacts (PDF 764KB)
Communicable Disease Guidelines, for teachers, child care workers, local government authorities and medical practitioners
Guidelines for the Management of Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Residential Care Facilities
Notifiable disease data and reports
Notifiable infectious disease dashboard
General infectious disease reports
Produced by
Public Health
Related links
Cryptosporidiosis (Healthy WA)