Please submit this form at the beginning of an outbreak in a long-term care facility, school, early childhood education center or other congregate care facility.
GI Illness outbreak: An occurrence of two or more similar GI illnesses resulting from a suspected common exposure or within a time period that is atypical for the facility.
Once submitted, the Chester County Health Department will reach out to you for additional information.
The outbreak is over when no new cases have occured for 7 days since the last case onset date. We ask that you complete the GI Illness Outbreak Final Report form on our website once the outbreak is over.