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Chapter 16-70 WAC

Last Update: 5/11/23

ANIMAL DISEASES—REPORTING

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HTMLPDF16-70-005Definitions.
HTMLPDF16-70-010Reporting requirements for veterinarians.
HTMLPDF16-70-015Reporting requirements for veterinary laboratories.
HTMLPDF16-70-020Reportable disease list.
DISPOSITION OF SECTIONS FORMERLY CODIFIED IN THIS TITLE
16-70-001Promulgation. [Order 1005, Promulgation, filed 7/22/66, effective 8/22/66; Order 655, Promulgation, effective 5/19/53.] Repealed by WSR 00-06-064, filed 3/1/00, effective 4/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.010(1), [16.36.]040 and [16.36.]080(4).
16-70-030Reporting diseases—Lists may be modified. [Order 1005, Regulation 5, filed 7/22/66, effective 8/22/66.] Repealed by WSR 00-06-064, filed 3/1/00, effective 4/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.010(1), [16.36.]040 and [16.36.]080(4).


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Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter:
"Animal" means any animal species except fish and insects including all those so classified as wild, captive wild, exotic wild, alternative livestock, semidomesticated, domestic or farm.
"Case" means a mammalian species including piscine or apian, alive or dead, with a diagnosis or suspected diagnosis of a disease.
"New, emerging, or unusual animal diseases" means diseases in animals that have never or rarely been observed in Washington state (new or emerging); or appear in a new species; or show evidence of higher pathogenicity; or appear in a higher than expected number of animals clustered in time or space. Any of these diseases may or may not be of potential public health significance.
"Reportable disease list" means the list of diseases identified in Table 1 of WAC 16-70-020.
"Veterinary laboratory" means a private or state-funded place equipped for performing diagnostic or investigative procedures on submitted specimens from animals and fish by personnel who conduct such procedures for, and report to, Washington state licensed veterinarians or sample submitter.
"WOAH notifiable disease list" means the diseases listed by the WOAH in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2022). The WOAH notifiable disease list may be found at https://www.woah.org/en/what-we-do/animal-health-and-welfare/animal-diseases/.
"WOAH" means World Organisation of Animal Health, founded as OIE (Office International des Epizooties).
"Zoonotic" means a disease that can be transmitted between animals and humans.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040. WSR 23-11-042, § 16-70-005, filed 5/11/23, effective 6/11/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 15-02-027, § 16-70-005, filed 12/30/14, effective 1/30/15. Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.36 and 34.05 RCW. WSR 07-10-087, § 16-70-005, filed 5/1/07, effective 6/1/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.010(1), [16.36.]040 and [16.36.]080(4). WSR 00-06-064, § 16-70-005, filed 3/1/00, effective 4/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.096 and 16.36.040. WSR 93-19-127 (Order 5011), § 16-70-005, filed 9/21/93, effective 10/22/93.]



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Reporting requirements for veterinarians.

(1) All licensed veterinarians must immediately notify the state veterinarian of:
(a) Any case of a reportable disease, including any new, emerging, or unusual animal diseases listed in Table 1 in WAC 16-70-020.
(b) Any higher than expected mortality or morbidity event.
(c) Any highly unusual clinical signs such as: Mouth or muzzle lesions, especially if accompanied by foot, udder, vulva, or skin lesions resembling blisters or vesicles.
(d) Encephalitis conditions in all animals and avians.
(2) Licensed veterinarians reporting to the state veterinarian shall provide the following information:
(a) Veterinarian's name;
(b) Veterinarian's phone number;
(c) Animal county of residence;
(d) Animal species;
(e) Diagnosis or suspected diagnosis of the condition;
(f) Laboratory name and laboratory confirmed test result.
(3) Reports may be submitted to the state veterinarian in the following ways:
(a) Online at https://agr.wa.gov/departments/animals-livestock-and-pets/animal-health/reportable-diseases;
(b) Phone at 360-902-1878;
(c) Email at ahealth@agr.wa.gov;
(d) Fax at 360-902-2087.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040. WSR 23-11-042, § 16-70-010, filed 5/11/23, effective 6/11/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 15-02-027, § 16-70-010, filed 12/30/14, effective 1/30/15. Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.36 and 34.05 RCW. WSR 07-10-087, § 16-70-010, filed 5/1/07, effective 6/1/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.010(1), [16.36.]040 and [16.36.]080(4). WSR 00-06-064, § 16-70-010, filed 3/1/00, effective 4/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.096 and 16.36.040. WSR 93-19-127 (Order 5011), § 16-70-010, filed 9/21/93, effective 10/22/93; Order 1005, Regulations 1-3, filed 7/22/66, effective 8/22/66; Order 655, Regulation 1, effective 5/19/53.]



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Reporting requirements for veterinary laboratories.

(1) All veterinary laboratories must notify the state veterinarian of preliminary and final positive test results of diseases identified in WAC 16-70-010 (1)(a) and (b) as follows:
(a) Immediately when a disease agent listed in Table 1 in WAC 16-70-020 is identified:
(i) By culture, isolation, PCR, or sequencing; or
(ii) By single serum titer and paired with clinical signs of disease; or
(iii) By paired serology (acute and convalescent) and paired with clinical signs of disease.
(b) Immediately when the disease is a new, emerging, or unusual animal disease, or a zoonotic disease.
(c) Monthly when the disease agent is identified by serology with no clinical signs of disease.
(2) Veterinary laboratories reporting to the state veterinarian shall provide a laboratory report with the following information:
(a) Laboratory name;
(b) Submitter's name (name of veterinarian and/or owner);
(c) Submitter's phone number;
(d) Submitter's county;
(e) Animal species;
(f) Laboratory confirmed test result.
(3) Reports may be submitted to the state veterinarian in the following ways:
(a) Online at https://fortress.wa.gov/agr.apps/rad/;
(b) Phone at 360-902-1878;
(c) Email at ahealth@agr.wa.gov;
(d) Fax at 360-902-2087.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040. WSR 23-11-042, § 16-70-015, filed 5/11/23, effective 6/11/23.]



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Reportable disease list.

This section sets forth the list of diseases that licensed veterinarians and veterinary laboratories must report to the state veterinarian as described in WAC 16-70-010 and 16-70-015. It includes diseases listed by the state veterinarian, by WOAH on the WOAH notifiable disease list, and by the state board of health under chapter 246-101 WAC.
Table 1: List of reportable diseases
Disease
Animal Type
New, emerging, or unusual animal diseases/zoonotic diseases
Amphibian
Ranavirosis (Ranavirus species)
Amphibian
Acarapisosis (Acarapis woodi)
Apian (bee)
American foulbrood (Paenibacillus larva)
Apian
European foulbrood (Melissococcus plutonius)
Apian
New, emerging, or unusual animal diseases/zoonotic diseases
Apian
Small hive beetle infestation (Aethina tumida)
Apian
Tropilaelaps
Apian
Varroosis (Varroa spp.)
Apian
Avian infectious bronchitis
Avian (bird)
Avian infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT)
Avian (bird)
Avian influenza, high pathogenic
Avian (bird)
Avian influenza, low pathogenic
Avian (bird)
Avian mycoplasmosis (Mycoplasma gallisepticum)
Avian (bird)
Avian mycoplasmosis (Mycoplasma synoviae)
Avian (bird)
Carbapenem-resistant organisms
Avian (bird)
Duck viral hepatitis
Avian (bird)
Fowl typhoid (Salmonella gallinarum)
Avian (bird)
Infectious bursal disease (Gumboro disease)
Avian (bird)
Infectious coryza (Avibacterium paragallinarum)
Avian (bird)
Japanese encephalitis
Avian (bird)
Livestock exposed to toxic substances which may threaten public health
Avian (bird)
New, emerging, or unusual animal diseases/zoonotic diseases
Avian (bird)
Newcastle disease
Avian (bird)
Ornithosis (Chlamydia psittaci, psittacosis, parrot fever, or avian chlamydiosis)
Avian (bird)
Pullorum disease (Salmonella pullorum)
Avian (bird)
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections/enterohemorrhagic E. coli infections
Avian (bird)
St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV)
Avian (bird)
Turkey rhinotracheitis
Avian (bird)
Unexplained increase in dead or diseased animals
Avian (bird)
West Nile virus
Avian (bird)
Akabane disease (Akabane virus)
Bovine (cow)
Anthrax
Bovine (cow)
Beef measles (Taenia saginata, Bovine cysticercosis)
Bovine (cow)
Bluetongue (Orbivirus)
Bovine (cow)
Bovine anaplasmosis (Anaplasma marginale, A. centrale)
Bovine (cow)
Bovine babesiosis (Babesia bovis, B. bigemina, piroplasmosis, tick fever)
Bovine (cow)
Bovine genital campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter fetus venerealis)
Bovine (cow)
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, mad cow disease)
Bovine (cow)
Bovine viral diarrhea (BVD, mucosal disease)
Bovine (cow)
Brucellosis (Brucella abortus)
Bovine (cow)
Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (Mycoplasma mycoides mycoides, CBPP)
Bovine (cow)
Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF)
Bovine (cow)
Cryptococcus gattii
Bovine (cow)
Cryptococcus (undifferentiated species not identified as C. neoformans)
Bovine (cow)
Enzootic bovine leukosis (Bovine leukemia virus, BLV)
Bovine (cow)
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD)
Bovine (cow)
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)
Bovine (cow)
Hemorrhagic septicaemia (Pastuerella multocida, serotypes B/Asian or E/African)
Bovine (cow)
Heartwater (Ehrlichia ruminantium, Cowdriosis)
Bovine (cow)
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR,S Infectious  pustular  vulvovaginitis)
Bovine (cow)
Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV, California serogroup)
Bovine (cow)
Johne's disease (paratuberculosis, Mycobacterium aviumsubspecies paratuberculosis, MAP, paratuberculosis)
Bovine (cow)
Leptospirosis
Bovine (cow)
Livestock exposed to toxic substances which may threaten public health
Bovine (cow)
Lumpy skin disease (Lumpy skin disease virus)
Bovine (cow)
Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi)
Bovine (cow)
Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF)
Bovine (cow)
Meliodosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei)
Bovine (cow)
New, emerging, or unusual animal diseases/zoonotic diseases
Bovine (cow)
Pseudorabies (Aujeszky's disease)
Bovine (cow)
Q Fever (Coxiella burnetti)
Bovine (cow)
Rabies
Bovine (cow)
Rift Valley fever
Bovine (cow)
Rinderpest (cattle plague)
Bovine (cow)
Scabies (Sarcoptes sp.)
Bovine (cow)
Screwworm, new world (Cochliomyia hominivorax)
Bovine (cow)
Screwworm, old world (Chrysomya bezziana)
Bovine (cow)
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections/enterohemorrhagic E. coli infections
Bovine (cow)
Snowshoe hare virus (SSHV, California serogroup)
Bovine (cow)
Surra (Trypanosoma evansi)
Bovine (cow)
Theileriosis (Theileria annulata, T. parva, Corridor disease, East Coast fever)
Bovine (cow)
Trichomoniasis (Tritrichimonas fetus)
Bovine (cow)
Trypanosomiasis (Tsetse fly diseases, Trypanosoma congolense, T. vivax, T. brucei, T. evansis)
Bovine (cow)
Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis)
Bovine (cow)
Unexplained increase in dead or diseased animals
Bovine (cow)
Vesicular stomatitis
Bovine (cow)
Anthrax
Camelid (camel)
Bluetongue (Orbivirus)
Camelid (camel)
Camelpox Bluetongue (Orbivirus)
Camelid (camel)
Cryptococcus gattii
Camelid (camel)
Cryptococcus (undifferentiated species not identified as C. neoformans)
Camelid (camel)
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD)
Camelid (camel)
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)
Camelid (camel)
Leptospirosis
Camelid (camel)
Livestock exposed to toxic substances which may threaten public health
Camelid (camel)
New, emerging, or unusual animal diseases/zoonotic diseases
Camelid (camel)
Plague (Yersinia pestis)
Camelid (camel)
Rabies
Camelid (camel)
Rift Valley fever
Camelid (camel)
Rinderpest (cattle plague)
Camelid (camel)
Scabies (Sarcoptes sp.)
Camelid (camel)
Screwworm, new world (Cochliomyia hominivorax)
Camelid (camel)
Screwworm, old world (Chrysomya bezziana)
Camelid (camel)
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections/enterohemorrhagic E. coli infections
Camelid (camel)
Surra (Trypanosoma evansi)
Camelid (camel)
Vesicular stomatitis
Camelid (camel)
Unexplained increase in dead or diseased animals
Camelid (camel)
Anthrax
Canine (dog)
Brucellosis (Brucella canis)
Canine (dog)
Coccidioidomycosis (Coddidioides immitis, valley fever)
Canine (dog)
Cryptococcus gattii
Canine (dog)
Cryptococcus (undifferentiated species not identified as C. neoformans)
Canine (dog)
Echinococcosis/Hydatidosis (Echinococcus granulosus)
Canine (dog)
Echinococcosis/Hydatidosis (Echinococcus multilocularis)
Canine (dog)
Ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia species)
Canine (dog)
Heartworm
Canine (dog)
La Crosse encephalitis virus (LACV)
Canine (dog)
Leishmaniasis
Canine (dog)
Leptospirosis
Canine (dog)
Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi)
Canine (dog)
Meliodosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei)
Canine (dog)
New, emerging, or unusual animal diseases/zoonotic diseases
Canine (dog)
Pseudorabies (Aujeszky's disease)
Canine (dog)
Q Fever (Coxiella burnetti)
Canine (dog)
Rabies
Canine (dog)
Rift Valley fever
Canine (dog)
SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
Canine (dog)
Scabies (Sarcoptes sp.)
Canine (dog)
Screwworm, new world (Cochliomyia hominivorax)
Canine (dog)
Screwworm, old world (Chrysomya bezziana)
Canine (dog)
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections/enterohemorrhagic E. coli infections
Canine (dog)
Surra (Trypanosoma evansi)
Canine (dog)
Unexplained increase in dead or diseased animals
Canine (dog)
West Nile virus
Canine (dog)
Akabane disease (Akabane virus)
Caprine (goat)
Anthrax
Caprine (goat)
Bluetongue (Orbivirus)
Caprine (goat)
Brucellosis (Brucella abortus)
Caprine (goat)
Brucellosis (Brucella melitensis)
Caprine (goat)
Caprine contagious arthritis and encephalitis (CAE)
Caprine (goat)
Caseous lymphadenitis (Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis)
Caprine (goat)
Contagious agalactia (Mycoplasma agalactiae, M. capricolum capricolum, M. putrefaciens, M. mycoides mycoides)
Caprine (goat)
Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (Mycoplasma capricolum capripneumoniae)
Caprine (goat)
Contagious ecthyma (Orf, sore mouth)
Caprine (goat)
Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever
Caprine (goat)
Cryptococcus gattii
Caprine (goat)
Cryptococcus (undifferentiated species not identified as C. neoformans)
Caprine (goat)
Enzootic abortion of ewes (Chlamydophila abortus, ovine chlamydiosis)
Caprine (goat)
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD)
Caprine (goat)
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)
Caprine (goat)
Goat pox
Caprine (goat)
Heartwater (Ehrlichia ruminantium, Cowdriosis)
Caprine (goat)
Johne's disease (paratuberculosis)
Caprine (goat)
La Crosse encephalitis virus (LACV, La Crosse virus)
Caprine (goat)
Leptospirosis
Caprine (goat)
Listeriosis
Caprine (goat)
Livestock exposed to toxic substances which may threaten public health
Caprine (goat)
Maedi-Visna (Ovine progressive pneumonia, OPP)
Caprine (goat)
Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF)
Caprine (goat)
Mange (Sarcoptes scabiei, Chorioptes bovis, Psoroptes ovis, Psoroptes cuniculi, Psoregates ovis)
Caprine (goat)
Meliodosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei)
Caprine (goat)
Nairobi sheep disease
Caprine (goat)
New, emerging, or unusual animal diseases/zoonotic diseases
Caprine (goat)
Peste des petits ruminants
Caprine (goat)
Plague (Yersinia pestis)
Caprine (goat)
Pseudorabies (Aujeszky's disease)
Caprine (goat)
Q Fever (Coxiella burnetti)
Caprine (goat)
Rabies
Caprine (goat)
Rift Valley fever
Caprine (goat)
Rinderpest (cattle plague)
Caprine (goat)
Salmonellosis (Salmonella abortus ovis)
Caprine (goat)
Scrapie
Caprine (goat)
Screwworm, new world (Cochliomyia hominivorax)
Caprine (goat)
Screwworm, old world (Chrysomya bezziana)
Caprine (goat)
Sheep pox (Goat pox)
Caprine (goat)
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections/enterohemorrhagic E. coli infections
Caprine (goat)
Surra (Trypanosoma evansi)
Caprine (goat)
Theileriosis (Theileria annulata, T. parva, Corridor disease, East Coast fever)
Caprine (goat)
Vesicular stomatitis
Caprine (goat)
Unexplained increase in dead or diseased animals
Caprine (goat)
Adenovirus hemorrhagic disease
Cervine (deer)
Anthrax
Cervine (deer)
Bluetongue (Orbivirus)
Cervine (deer)
Brucellosis (Brucella abortus)
Cervine (deer)
Ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia species)
Cervine (deer)
Chronic wasting disease (CWD)
Cervine (deer)
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD)
Cervine (deer)
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)
Cervine (deer)
Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV, California serogroup)
Cervine (deer)
La Crosse encephalitis virus (LACV, La Crosse virus)
Cervine (deer)
Leptospirosis
Cervine (deer)
Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF)
Cervine (deer)
New, emerging, or unusual animal diseases/zoonotic diseases
Cervine (deer)
Ovine epididymitis (Brucella ovis)
Cervine (deer)
Rabies
Cervine (deer)
Rift Valley fever
Cervine (deer)
Scabies (Sarcoptes sp.)
Cervine (deer)
Screwworm, new world (Cochliomyia hominivorax)
Cervine (deer)
Screwworm, old world (Chrysomya bezziana)
Cervine (deer)
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections/enterohemorrhagic E. coli infections
Cervine (deer)
Surra (Trypanosoma evansi)
Cervine (deer)
Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis)
Cervine (deer)
Vesicular stomatitis
Cervine (deer)
Unexplained increase in dead or diseased animals
Cervine (deer)
Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (Vibrio parahaemolyticus)
Crustacean
Aphanomyces astaci (Crayfish plague)
Crustacean
Hepatobacter penaei (necrotising hepatopancreatitis)
Crustacean
Infection with infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virus
Crustacean
Infectious myonecrosis virus
Crustacean
Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus (white tail disease)
Crustacean
New, emerging, or unusual animal diseases/zoonotic diseases
Crustacean
Taura syndrome virus
Crustacean
White spot syndrome virus
Crustacean
Yellow head virus genotype 1
Crustacean
Unexplained increase in dead or diseased animals
Crustacean
African horse sickness
Equine (horse)
Anthrax
Equine (horse)
Contagious equine metritis (Taylorella equigenitalis, CEM)
Equine (horse)
Cryptococcus gattii
Equine (horse)
Cryptococcus (undifferentiated species not identified as C. neoformans)
Equine (horse)
Dourine (Trypanasoma equiperdum)
Equine (horse)
Ehrlichiosis (Potomac horse fever)
Equine (horse)
Equine encephalomyelitis, Eastern (EEE)
Equine (horse)
Equine encephalomyelitis, Venezuelan (VEE)
Equine (horse)
Equine encephalomyelitis, Western (WEE)
Equine (horse)
Equine infectious anemia (EIA, swamp fever)
Equine (horse)
Equine influenza
Equine (horse)
Equine piroplasmosis (Babesia caballi, Theileria equi, babesiosis, Theileriosis)
Equine (horse)
Equine rhinopneumonitis (Equine herpesvirus-1, EHV-1)
Equine (horse)
Equine rhinopneumonitis (Equine herpesvirus-1 neurologic form, EHV-1 myelocencephalopathy, EHV-1-EHM)
Equine (horse)
Equine rhinopneumonitis (Equine herpesvirus-1 non-neurologic form, EHV-1 myelocencephalopathy, EHV-1-EHM)
Equine (horse)
Equine viral arteritis (EVA)
Equine (horse)
Glanders (Burkholderia mallei)
Equine (horse)
Hendra virus (Equine morbillivirus)
Equine (horse)
Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV, California serogroup)
Equine (horse)
Japanese encephalitis
Equine (horse)
Leishmaniasis
Equine (horse)
Leptospirosis
Equine (horse)
Livestock exposed to toxic substances which may threaten public health
Equine (horse)
Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi)
Equine (horse)
Meliodosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei)
Equine (horse)
New, emerging, or unusual animal diseases/zoonotic diseases
Equine (horse)
Pigeon Fever (Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, ulcerative lymphangitis)
Equine (horse)
Rabies
Equine (horse)
Scabies (Sarcoptes sp.)
Equine (horse)
Screwworm, new world (Cochliomyia hominivorax)
Equine (horse)
Screwworm, old world (Chrysomya bezziana)
Equine (horse)
Snowshoe hare virus (SSHV, California serogroup)
Equine (horse)
Strangles (Streptococcus equi subsp. equi)
Equine (horse)
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections/enterohemorrhagic E. coli infections
Equine (horse)
St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV)
Equine (horse)
Surra (Trypanosoma evansi)
Equine (horse)
Unexplained increase in dead or diseased animals
Equine (horse)
Vesicular stomatitis
Equine (horse)
West Nile virus (WNV)
Equine (horse)
Coccidioidomycosis (Coddidioides immitis, valley fever)
Feline (cat)
Cryptococcus gattii
Feline (cat)
Cryptococcus (undifferentiated species not identified as C. neoformans)
Feline (cat)
Heartworm
Feline (cat)
Leishmaniasis
Feline (cat)
Listeriosis
Feline (cat)
Meliodosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei)
Feline (cat)
New, emerging, or unusual animal diseases/zoonotic diseases
Feline (cat)
Plague (Yersinia pestis)
Feline (cat)
Pseudorabies (Aujeszky's disease)
Feline (cat)
Q Fever (Coxiella burnetti)
Feline (cat)
Rabies
Feline (cat)
Rift Valley fever
Feline (cat)
SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
Feline (cat)
Scabies (Sarcoptes sp.)
Feline (cat)
Screwworm, new world (Cochliomyia hominivorax)
Feline (cat)
Screwworm, old world (Chrysomya bezziana)
Feline (cat)
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections/enterohemorrhagic E. coli infections
Feline (cat)
Surra (Trypanosoma evansi)
Feline (cat)
Unexplained increase in dead or diseased animals
Feline (cat)
West Nile virus (WNV)
Feline (cat)
Anthrax
Lagomorph (hare, rabbit, pika)
Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF)
Lagomorph (hare, rabbit, pika)
Myxomatosis
Lagomorph (hare, rabbit, pika)
New, emerging, or unusual animal diseases/zoonotic diseases
Lagomorph (hare, rabbit, pika)
Plague (Yersinia pestis)
Lagomorph (hare, rabbit, pika)
Scabies (Sarcoptes sp.)
Lagomorph (hare, rabbit, pika)
Screwworm, new world (Cochliomyia hominivorax)
Lagomorph  (hare, rabbit, pika)
Screwworm, old world (Chrysomya bezziana)
Lagomorph (hare, rabbit, pika)
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections/enterohemorrhagic E. coli infections
Lagomorph (hare, rabbit, pika)
Snowshoe hare virus (SSHV, California serogroup)
Lagomorph (hare, rabbit, pika)
Tularemia (Francisella tularensis)
Lagomorph (hare, rabbit, pika)
Viral hemorrhagic disease of rabbits (Rabbit hemorrhagic disease, RHD, calicivirus)
Lagomorph (hare, rabbit, pika)
Unexplained increase in dead or diseased animals
Lagomorph (hare, rabbit, pika)
West Nile virus (WNV)
Lagomorph (hare, rabbit, pika)
Abalone viral ganglioneuritis (Abalone herpesvirus)
Mollusc
Bonamiosis (Bonamia exitiosa)
Mollusc
Bonamiosis (Bonamia ostreae)
Mollusc
Marteiliosis (Marteilia refringens)
Mollusc
New, emerging, or unusual animal diseases/zoonotic diseases
Mollusc
Perkinsosis (Perkinsus marinus)
Mollusc
Perkinsosis (Perkinsus olseni)
Mollusc
Withering abalone syndrome (Xenohaliotis californiensis)
Mollusc
Unexplained increase in dead or diseased animals
Mollusc
Akabane disease (Akabane virus)
Multiple Species
Anthrax
Multiple Species
Bluetongue (Orbivirus)
Multiple Species
Brucellosis
Multiple Species
Brucellosis (Brucella abortus)
Multiple Species
Brucellosis (Brucella canis)
Multiple Species
Brucellosis (Brucella melitensis)
Multiple Species
Brucellosis (Brucella ovis)
Multiple Species
Brucellosis (Brucella suis)
Multiple Species
Chikungunya
Multiple Species
Coccidioidomycosis (Coddidioides immitis, valley fever)
Multiple Species
Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF)
Multiple Species
Cryptococcus gattii
Multiple Species
Cryptococcus (undifferentiated species not identified as C. neoformans)
Multiple Species
Dengue
Multiple Species
Echinococcosis/Hydatidosis
Multiple Species
Echinococcosis/Hydatidosis (Echinococcus granulosus)
Multiple Species
Echinococcosis/Hydatidosis (Echinococcus multilocularis)
Multiple Species
Ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia species)
Multiple Species
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD)
Multiple Species
Equine encephalomyelitis
Multiple Species
Equine encephalomyelitis (Eastern, EEE)
Multiple Species
Equine encephalomyelitis (Venezuelan, VEE)
Multiple Species
Equine encephalomyelitis (Western, WEE)
Multiple Species
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)
Multiple Species
Heartwater (Ehrlichia ruminantium, Cowdriosis)
Multiple Species
Heartworm
Multiple Species
Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV, California serogroup)
Multiple Species
Japanese encephalitis
Multiple Species
Johne's disease (paratuberculosis)
Multiple Species
La Crosse encephalitis virus (LACV)
Multiple Species
Leishmaniasis
Multiple Species
Leptospirosis
Multiple Species
Livestock exposed to toxic substances which may threaten public health
Multiple Species
Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi)
Multiple Species
Meliodosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei)
Multiple Species
Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF)
Multiple Species
New, emerging, or unusual animal diseases/zoonotic diseases
Multiple Species
Plague (Yersinia pestis)
Multiple Species
Powassan virus (POWV)
Multiple Species
Pseudorabies (Aujeszky's disease)
Multiple Species
Q Fever (Coxiella burnetti)
Multiple Species
Rabies
Multiple Species
Rift Valley fever
Multiple Species
Rinderpest (cattle plague)
Multiple Species
Scabies (Sarcoptes sp.)
Multiple Species
SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
Multiple Species
Screwworm
Multiple Species
Screwworm, new world (Cochliomyia hominivorax)
Multiple Species
Screwworm, old world (Chrysomya bezziana)
Multiple Species
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections/enterohemorrhagic E. coli infections
Multiple Species
Snowshoe hare virus (SSHV, California serogroup)
Multiple Species
St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV)
Multiple Species
Surra (Trypanosoma evansi)
Multiple Species
Theileriosis (Corridor disease, East Coast fever, Theileria annulata, Theileria parva)
Multiple Species
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE)
Multiple Species
Trichinellosis (Trichinella spp., Trichinosis)
Multiple Species
Tuberculosis
Multiple Species
Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium avium)
Multiple Species
Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
Multiple Species
Tularemia (Francisella tularensis)
Multiple Species
Unexplained increase in dead or diseased animals
Multiple Species
Vancomycin resistant (Staphylococcus aureus)
Multiple Species
Vesicular stomatitis
Multiple Species
West Nile virus (WNV)
Multiple Species
Zika
Multiple Species
Zoonotic viral hemorrhagic fever
Multiple Species
Akabane disease (Akabane virus)
Ovine (sheep)
Anthrax
Ovine (sheep)
Bluetongue (Orbivirus)
Ovine (sheep)
Brucellosis (Brucella abortus)
Ovine (sheep)
Brucellosis (Brucella melitensis)
Ovine (sheep)
Brucellosis (Brucella ovis)
Ovine (sheep)
Caprine arthritis and encephalitis (CAE)
Ovine (sheep)
Caseous lymphadenitis (Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis)
Ovine (sheep)
Contagious agalactia (Mycoplasma agalactiae, M Capricolum capricolum, M putrefaciens, M. mycoides mycoide, M. mycoides mycoides)
Ovine (sheep)
Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia
Ovine (sheep)
Contagious ecthyma (Orf, sore mouth)
Ovine (sheep)
Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF)
Ovine (sheep)
Cryptococcus gattii
Ovine (sheep)
Cryptococcus (undifferentiated species not identified as C. neoformans)
Ovine (sheep)
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD)
Ovine (sheep)
Enzootic abortion of ewes (Chlamydophila abortus, ovine chlamydiosis)
Ovine (sheep)
Echinococcosis/Hydatidosis (Echinococcus granulosus)
Ovine (sheep)
Echinococcosis/Hydatidosis (Echinococcus multilocularis)
Ovine (sheep)
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)
Ovine (sheep)
Goat pox (Sheep pox)
Ovine (sheep)
Heartwater (Ehrlichia ruminantium, Cowdriosis)
Ovine (sheep)
Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV, California serogroup)
Ovine (sheep)
Johne's disease (paratuberculosis)
Ovine (sheep)
Leptospirosis
Ovine (sheep)
Livestock exposed to toxic substances which may threaten public health
Ovine (sheep)
Maedi-Visna (Ovine progressive pneumonia, OPP)
Ovine (sheep)
Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF)
Ovine (sheep)
Mange (Sarcoptes scabiei, Chorioptes bovis, Psoroptes ovis, Psoroptes cuniculi, Psoregates ovis)
Ovine (sheep)
Meliodosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei)
Ovine (sheep)
Nairobi sheep disease
Ovine (sheep)
New, emerging, or unusual animal diseases/zoonotic diseases
Ovine (sheep)
Peste des petits ruminants
Ovine (sheep)
Plague (Yersinia pestis)
Ovine (sheep)
Pseudorabies (Aujeszky's disease)
Ovine (sheep)
Q Fever (Coxiella burnetti)
Ovine (sheep)
Rabies
Ovine (sheep)
Rift Valley fever
Ovine (sheep)
Rinderpest (cattle plague)
Ovine (sheep)
Salmonellosis (Salmonella abortus ovis)
Ovine (sheep)
Scrapie
Ovine (sheep)
Screwworm, new world (Cochliomyia hominivorax)
Ovine (sheep)
Screwworm, old world (Chrysomya bezziana)
Ovine (sheep)
Sheep pox
Ovine (sheep)
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections/enterohemorrhagic E. coli infections
Ovine (sheep)
Snowshoe hare virus (SSHV, California serogroup)
Ovine (sheep)
Surra (Trypanosoma evansi)
Ovine (sheep)
Theileriosis (Corridor disease, East Coast fever, Theileria annulata, T. parva)
Ovine (sheep)
Vesicular stomatitis
Ovine (sheep)
Unexplained increase in dead or diseased animals
Ovine (sheep)
Epizootic hematopoietic necrosis disease
Piscine (fish)
Epizootic ulcerative syndrome (Aphanomyces invadans, EUS)
Piscine (fish)
Gyrodactylus salaris (Gyrodactylosis)
Piscine (fish)
Salmon anemia virus
Piscine (fish)
HPR-deleted or HPRO infectious salmon anaemia virus
Piscine (fish)
Koi herpesvirus disease
Piscine (fish)
New, emerging, or unusual animal diseases/zoonotic diseases
Piscine (fish)
Salmonid alphavirus infection
Piscine (fish)
Red sea bream iridoviral disease
Piscine (fish)
Spring viremia of carp (SVC)
Piscine (fish)
Tilapia lake virus disease (Tilapia tilapinevirus, TiLV)
Piscine (fish)
Unexplained increase in dead or diseased animals
Piscine (fish)
Viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS)
Piscine (fish)
African swine fever (ASF)
Porcine (pig)
Anthrax
Porcine (pig)
Brucellosis (Brucella suis)
Porcine (pig)
Classical swine fever (CSF, hog cholera)
Porcine (pig)
Cryptococcus gattii
Porcine (pig)
Cryptococcus (undifferentiated species not identified as C. neoformans)
Porcine (pig)
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)
Porcine (pig)
Japanese encephalitis
Porcine (pig)
Leptospirosis
Porcine (pig)
Livestock exposed to toxic substances which may threaten public health
Porcine (pig)
Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF)
Porcine (pig)
Meliodosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei)
Porcine (pig)
New, emerging, or unusual animal diseases/zoonotic diseases
Porcine (pig)
Nipah virus
Porcine (pig)
Porcine circovirus (post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome)
Porcine (pig)
Porcine cysticercosis (Taenia solium)
Porcine (pig)
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv)
Porcine (pig)
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS)
Porcine (pig)
Pseudorabies (Aujeszky's disease)
Porcine (pig)
Q Fever (Coxiella burnetti)
Porcine (pig)
Rabies
Porcine (pig)
Rinderpest (cattle plague)
Porcine (pig)
Scabies (Sarcoptes sp.)
Porcine (pig)
Screwworm, new world (Cochliomyia hominivorax)
Porcine (pig)
Screwworm, old world (Chrysomya bezziana)
Porcine (pig)
Senecavirus A (SVA, Seneca Valley virus)
Porcine (pig)
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections/enterohemorrhagic E. coli infections
Porcine (pig)
Surra (Trypanosoma evansi)
Porcine (pig)
Swine influenza
Porcine (pig)
Swine vesicular disease
Porcine (pig)
Transmissible gastroenteritis (coronavirus, TGE)
Porcine (pig)
Trichinellosis (Trichinella spiralis, Trichinosis)
Porcine (pig)
Unexplained increase in dead or diseased animals
Porcine (pig)
Vesicular exanthema of swine
Porcine (pig)
Vesicular stomatitis
Porcine (pig)
New, emerging, or unusual animal diseases
Reptilian
Unexplained increase in dead or diseased animals
Reptilian
Anthrax
Rodent
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)
Rodent
La Crosse encephalitis virus (LACV)
Rodent
Leishmaniasis
Rodent
New, emerging, or unusual animal diseases/zoonotic diseases
Rodent
Plague (Yersinia pestis)
Rodent
Q Fever (Coxiella burnetti)
Rodent
Rift Valley fever
Rodent
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections/enterohemorrhagic E. coli infections
Rodent
Unexplained increase in dead or diseased animals
Rodent
[Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040. WSR 23-11-042, § 16-70-015, filed 5/11/23, effective 6/11/23. RCW 16.36.040 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 15-02-027, § 16-70-020, filed 12/30/14, effective 1/30/15. Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.36 and 34.05 RCW. WSR 10-13-055, § 16-70-020, filed 6/10/10, effective 7/11/10; WSR 07-10-087, § 16-70-020, filed 5/1/07, effective 6/1/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.096 and 16.36.040. WSR 93-19-127 (Order 5011), § 16-70-020, filed 9/21/93, effective 10/22/93; Order 1005, Regulation 4, filed 7/22/66, effective 8/22/66.]