Disease |
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When to Report |
How to Report |
Acute flaccid myelitis
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1 day
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24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736
AfM Information
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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS-defining conditions
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7 days
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Report by one of the following methods:
- Phone (515) 242-5141 or (515) 281-6918
- Mail
- Health care providers: Use the Pediatric or Adult Confidential Case Report Form
- Laboratories: Send copy of lab report or the Iowa Confidential Report of Sexually Transmitted Disease & HIV Infection. Mark envelope "Attention 03"
For HIV/AIDS-related questions, call (515) 242-5141
AIDS Information
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Anthrax
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Immediately
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24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736
Anthrax Information
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Botulism (Including infant botulism)
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Immediately
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24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736
Botulism Information
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Brucellosis (Brucella)
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3 days
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Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Brucellosis Information
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Campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter)
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3 days
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Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Campylobacter Information
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Chlamydia
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3 days
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Report by mail by one of the following methods:
- Secure electronic data system (as determined by the Department)
- Fax (515) 725-1278
- Phone (515) 281-3031
- Mail
- Use the Iowa Confidential Report of Sexually Transmitted Disease
- Mark envelope "Attention 00"
Chlamydia Information
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Cholera
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Immediately
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24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736
Cholera Information
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Candida auris
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3 days
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Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
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Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
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3 days
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Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
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Cryptosporidiosis
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3 days
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Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Cryptosporidium Information
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Cyclospora
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3 days
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Phone, IDSS, fax or mail
Cyclospora Information
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Diphtheria
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Immediately
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24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736
Diphtheria Information
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Escherichia coli shiga toxin-producing and related diseases (includes HUS and TTP)
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3 days
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Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Laboratories: Send isolate or specimen to the State Hygienic Laboratory
E. coli Information
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Giardiasis (Giardia)
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3 days
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Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Giardia Information
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Gonorrhea
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3 days
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Report by mail by one of the following methods:
- Secure electronic data system (as determined by the Department)
- Fax (515) 725-1278
- Phone (515) 281-3031
- Mail
- Use the Iowa Confidential Report of Sexually Transmitted Disease
- Mark envelope "Attention 00"
Gonorrhea Information
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Haemophilus influenzae type B invasive disease
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Immediately
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24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736
Laboratories: Send isolate or specimen to the State Hygienic Laboratory
Haemophilus Influenzae type B Information
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Hansen’s disease (leprosy)
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3 days
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Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Hansen's Disease Information
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Hantavirus syndromes
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3 days
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Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Hantavirus Information
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Hepatitis A
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1 day
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Phone, IDSS or FAX
Hepatitis A Information
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Hepatitis B, C, D, E
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3 days
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Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Hepatitis Information
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
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7 days
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Report by one of the following methods:
- Phone (515) 242-5141 or (515) 281-6918
- Mail
- Health care providers: Use the Pediatric or Adult Confidential Case Report Form
- Laboratories: Send copy of lab report or the Iowa Confidential Report of Sexually Transmitted Disease & HIV Infection. Mark envelope "Attention 03"
For HIV/AIDS-related questions, call (515) 242-5141
HIV Information
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Legionellosis (Legionella)
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3 days
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Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Legionella Information
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Listeria monocytogenes invasive disease
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1 day
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Phone, IDSS or FAX
Laboratories: Send isolate or specimen to the State Hygienic Laboratory
Listeria Information
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Malaria
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3 days
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Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Malaria Information
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Measles (rubeola)
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Immediately
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24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736
Measles Information
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Meningococcal invasive disease
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Immediately
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24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736
Laboratories: Send isolate or specimen to the State Hygienic Laboratory
Meningococcal Invasive Disease Information
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Mosquito-borne diseases (e.g. chikungunya, dengue, eastern equine encephalitis, La Crosse, St. Louis, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, West Nile, western equine encephalitis, and zika)
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3 days
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Phone, IDSS, fax or mail
West Nile virus information
Western equine encephalitis information
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Mumps
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3 days
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Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Mumps Information
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Pertussis
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3 days
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Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Pertussis Information
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Plague
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Immediately
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24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736
Plague Information
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Poliomyelitis
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Immediately
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24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736
Polio Information
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Psittacosis
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3 days
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Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Psittacosis Information
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Q Fever (Coxiella burnetii)
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3 days
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Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
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Rabies, animal
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3 days
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Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Rabies Information
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Rabies, human
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Immediately
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24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736
Rabies Information
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Rubella (including congenital)
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1 day
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Phone, IDSS, or FAX
Rubella Information
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Salmonellosis (Salmonella)
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3 days
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Phone, IDSS, FAX or Mail
Laboratories: Send isolate or specimen to the State Hygienic Laboratory
Salmonella Information
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
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Immediately
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24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736
SARS Information
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Shigellosis (Shigella)
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3 days
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Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Laboratories: Send isolate or specimen to the State Hygienic Laboratory
Shigella Information
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Smallpox
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Immediately
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24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736
Smallpox Information
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Syphilis
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3 days
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Report by mail by one of the following methods:
- Secure electronic data system (as determined by the Department)
- Fax (515) 725-1278
- Phone (515) 281-3031
- Mail
- Use the Iowa Confidential Report of Sexually Transmitted Disease
- Mark envelope "Attention 00"
Syphilis Information
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Tetanus
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3 days
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Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Tetanus Information
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Tickborne diseases (includes anaplasmosis, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever)
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3 days
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Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Lyme disease
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
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Tuberculosis, extra-pulmonary
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3 days
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Phone (515) 281-7504 or FAX (515) 281-4570
Tuberculosis Information
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Tuberculosis, pulmonary and laryngeal (infectious)
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1 day
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Phone (515) 281-7504 or FAX (515) 281-4570
Tuberculosis Information
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Tularemia
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3 days
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Phone, IDSS or FAX |
Typhoid fever
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1 day
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Phone, IDSS or FAX
Typhoid Fever Information
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Vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA)
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1 day
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Phone, IDSS or FAX |
Viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) (e.g., Lassa, Marburg, Ebola, Crimean-Congo)
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Immediately
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24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736
Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Information
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Yellow Fever
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Immediately
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24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736
Yellow Fever Information
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