An infection of variable severity characterized by watery diarrhea, primary septicemia, or wound infection. Asymptomatic infections may occur, and the organism may cause extra-intestinal infection.
Supportive laboratory evidence: Detection of a species of the family Vibrionaceae (other than toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 or O139, which are reportable as cholera) from a clinical specimen, using a non-cultured based method such as PCR.
Confirmatory laboratory evidence: Isolation of a species of the family Vibrionaceae (other than toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 or O139, which are reportable as cholera) from a clinical specimen, i.e., cultured.
A clinically compatible case that 1) has had contact with a case that meets the supportive or confirmatory laboratory criteria OR 2) is a contact of a member of a risk group as identified to be part of an outbreak investigated by ID&O.
Must be at least 30 days since previously reported infection in the same individual.
When two or more different species of the family Vibrionaceae are identified (in one or more specimens from the same individual), each should be reported as a separate case.
a case that meets the confirmatory laboratory criteria.
For this disease/condition, Confirmed and Probable case statuses are included in the released case count.
N = This criterion is Necessary in conjunction with all other “N” and any “O” criteria in the same column is required to classify a case.
O = At least one of these “O” criteria in each category in the same column (e.g., clinical presentation and laboratory findings)—in conjunction with all other “N” criteria in the same column—is required to classify a case.
| Criterion | Probable | Confirmed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Evidence | |||
| Watery diarrhea | O | ||
| Primary septicimia | O | ||
| Wound infection | O | ||
| Laboratory evidence | |||
| Detection of the family Vibrionaceae in a clinical specimen using a CIDT (non-culture methods, e.g., Diatherix PCR positive, detection by gastrointestinal panel) | N | ||
| Isolation of the family Vibrionaceae from a clinical specimen | N | ||
| Epidemiological evidence | |||
| Epidemiologically linked to a case of vibriosis with laboratory evidence | O | ||
| Member of a risk group as identified to be part of an outbreak investigated by ID&O | O | ||
| Criteria to distinguish a new case | |||
| Not reported as infection in same individual within 30 days of a previous report | N | N | O |
| Evidence of separate species of Vibrionaceae | O | ||
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