The following case classifications apply to most Enteric Diseases:

Under investigation - A case that has been notified, but information is not yet available to classify it.

Probable - A clinically compatible illness (contact with a known case or a known source may be part of the criteria for certain enteric diseases, please refer to the Communicable Disease Control Manual).

Confirmed - A clinically compatible illness accompanied by laboratory definitive evidence (contact with a known case or a known source may be part of the criteria for certain enteric diseases, please refer to the Communicable Disease Control Manual).

Not a case - A case that has been investigated and subsequently found not to meet the case definition.

Specific enteric disease case definitions are available from the Communicable Disease Control Manual:

Acute Gastroenteritis:

Acute gastroenteritis – Case classification

Campylobacteriosis:

Campylobacteriosis – Case classification

Cryptosporidiosis:

Cryptosporidiosis – Case classification

Giardiasis:

Giardiasis – Case classification

Paratyphoid fever:

Paratyphoid fever – Case classification

Salmonellosis:

Salmonellosis – Case classification

Shigellosis:

Shigellosis – Case classification

Typhoid fever:

Typhoid fever – Case classification

Yersiniosis:

Yersiniosis – Case classification