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504.2-E3 - Diseases Reportable to Iowa Department of Health & Human Services

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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)