6.4.2. Communicable and Notifiable Diseases
Updated 1 October 2025
| 6.4.1.1. Under International Health Regulations (IHR) Requirements | |
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| Category | Details / Examples |
Only one suspected or confirmed case must be reported to PAHO/WHO within 24 hours Assessment & notification using IHR Annex 2 | Smallpox, Poliomyelitis wild type virus, Human Influenza new subtype, SARS, SARS COV-2/COVID- 19. Monkeypox is in this group after been declared a PHEIC in July 2022. |
Any event involving the following diseases due to the potential health impact and international spread. (IHR Annex 2) | Cholera, Pneumonic Plague, Yellow Fever, Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (Ebola, Lassa, Marburg, Dengue hemorrhagic, others), West Nile Fever, and others that are of special national or regional concern, e.g., Dengue Fever, Rift Valley fever and meningococcal disease. |
| Under surveillance by PAHO/WHO | Influenza, Malaria, TB, HIV/AIDS, CHK, ZIKA, Louse-borne typhus fever and Relapsing fever |
| 6.4.1.1. Other diseases of interest in America & CARICOM/CARPHA and Saint Lucia’s priorities | |
| Vaccine-preventable diseases | Bacterial Pneumonias, Hemophilus influenza pneumonia, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Chicken Pox, Diphtheria, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Poliomyelitis, Neonatal Tetanus, Tetanus, Whooping Cough (Pertussis), Bacterial Meningitis caused by: Hemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, TB and Non-specific meningitis. |
| Caribbean interest (CARPHA & CARICOM) | Leprosy, Ciguatera, Foodborne Illness, Leptospirosis, Rabies (in humans and animals), Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers, Viral Encephalitis/Meningitis, Scabies, Amebiasis, Giardiasis |
| Under laboratory surveillance & reported to CARPHA | E. coli (EHEC) diseases, Campylobacter, Salmonellosis, Staphylococcus pathogenic, Shigellosis, Viral Hepatitis A, B and C, Toxoplasma, Listeriosis, Cryptosporidium, Norovirus, Rotavirus, Adenovirus, Syncytial Respiratory Virus |
| Sexually transmitted infections (excluding HIV) | Urethral Discharge, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Syphilis, Non- specific urethritis, Genital Ulcer, LGV, HSV, Chancroid, Trichomonas, Bacterial Vaginosis, Vaginal Discharge and Unspecified |