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Disease Reporting Hotline (1-800-362-2736)
Report information requested on disease reporting form which may be obtained by calling 1-888-398-9696.
EMERGECY REPORTABLE DISEASES OR CONDITIONS: REPORT BY PHONE IMMEDIATELY!
| Botulism | # Measles | Rabies (Human) |
| Cholera | > Meningococcal Invasive Disease | Vancomycin-Resistant Staph Aereus |
| Diphtheria | Plaque | Yellow Fever |
| > Haemophilus Influenza Type B Invasive Disease | # Polio |
Also, outbreaks of any kind, unusual syndromes, and uncommon diseases should be reported immediately by phone. These could be infectious, environmental, or occupational in origin and include food-borne outbreaks and illness secondary to chemical exposure (e.g. pesticides, anhydrous ammonia).
AGENTS OF TERRORISM
Diseases or syndromes of any kind caused by a biological, chemical, or radiological agent or toxin when the provider reasonably believes or suspects that the agent or toxin may be the result of a deliberate act such as terrorism. Examples of these agents or toxins include but are not limited to anthrax, mustard gas, sarin gas, ricin, tularemia, and smallpox.
DISEASES REPORTABLE BY MAIL OR PHONE
| Common-Reportable Diseases | Rare-Reportable Diseases |
| Campylobacteriosis | Anthrax |
| Cryptosporidiosis | # Brucellosis |
| COVID-19 [SARS-CoV-2] | Cyclospora |
| > Encephalitis, Arboviral | # Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) |
| # Escherichia Coli O157:H7 (And Related Diseases HUS & TTP) | Hantavirus Syndromes |
| Giardiasis | Listeria Monocytogenes Invasive Disease |
| # Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E | # Malaria |
| > Legionellosis | Mumps |
| # Lyme Disease | Psittacosis |
| # Pertussis | # Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever |
| Rabies (Animal) | # Rubella (Including Congenital) |
| # Salmonellosis (Including Typhoid Fever) | # Tetanus |
| # Shigellosis | > Toxic Shock Syndrome |
| # Tuberculosis | # Trichinosis |
DISEASES REPORTABLE ONLY BY SENDING ISOLATES TO STATE HYGIENIC LAB (319) 335-4500
| Enterococcus Invasive Disease | Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aereus Invasive Disease |
| Group A Streptococcus Invasive Disease | Streptococcus Pneumonia Invasive Disease |
# Diseases that require follow-up by local health agency
> Diseases that require follow up by hospital infection control practitioner
Isolates in bold type should be sent to State Hygienic Laboratory
Report on a quarterly basis to UHL: Total number of Invasive Staphylococcus Aereus isolates
Adopted: 9/98
Reviewed: 4/11; 4/12; 7/13; 10/14; 11/17; 12/20; 10/23
Revised: 11/07; 8/21
Related Policy : 504.02; 504.02-R; 504.-02-E(1)-E(2); 504.02-E(4)