The nurse is trying to determine if a disease occurrence needs to be reported to the state health department.Which of the following resources should the nurse use to answer this question?

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Requirements for disease reporting in the United States are mandated by state rather than federal law.The list of reportable diseases varies by state.State health departments,on a voluntary basis,report cases of selected diseases to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)in Atlanta,Georgia.The CDC updates these conditions annually and the list can be found under the heading of Nationally notifiable infectious diseases on the CDC website.The weekly reports may provide information about the current incidence or prevalence of certain diseases,but will not provide the nurse with information about what is required to be reported.

The Nurse Is Trying to Determine If a Disease Occurrence