Report cases of the diseases listed in the following table to the department within the time frame specified in the When to Report column and by the reporting method in the How to Report column.
| Disease | When to Report | How to Report | Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS-defining conditions | 7 days | Report by 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 and HIV Infection
- Mark envelope “Attention 03”
AIDS Information |
Anthrax | 1 day | Phone, IDSS, or FAX
Anthrax Information |
Arboviral disease (includes West Nile Virus, St. Louis, LaCrosse, WEE, EEE, VEE encephalitis) | 3 days | Phone, IDSS, FAX, or mail
West Nile Virus Information
Western Equine Encephalitis Information |
Botulism | Immediately | 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline:
1-800-362-2736
Botulism Information |
Brucellosis (Brucella) | 3 days | Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Brucellosis Information |
Campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter) | 3 days | Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Campylobacter Information |
Chalmydia | 3 days | Report by mail
- Health care providers: Use the Iowa Confidential Report of Sexually Transmitted Disease and HIV Infection
- Laboratories: Use the Laboratory Report of Tests Processed for STD
- Mark envelope: “Attention 00”
Chlamydia Information |
Cholera | Immediately | 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline:
1-800-362-2736
Cholera Information |
Cryptosporidiosis | 3 days | Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Cryptosporidium Information |
Diptheria | Immediately | 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline:
1-800-362-2736
Diptheria Information |
Enterococcus invasive disease | 3 days | Send isolate to the University Hygienic Laboratory
Enterococcus Invasive Disease Information |
Escherichia coli shiga toxin-producing and related diseases (includes HUS and TTP) | 3 days | Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Laboratories: Send isolate to the State Hygienic Laboratory
E. coli Information |
Giardiasis (Giardia) | 3 days | Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Giardia Information |
Gonorrhea | 3 days | Report by mail
- Health care providers: Use the Iowa Confidential Report of Sexually Transmitted Disease and HIV Infection
- Laboratories: Use the Laboratory Report of Tests Processed for STD
- Mark envelope “Attention 00”
Gonorrhea Information |
Haemophilus influenzae type B invasive disease | Immediately | 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline:
1-800-362-2736
Laboratories: Send isolate to the State Hygienic Laboratory
Haemophilus Influenzae type B Information |
Hansen’s disease (leprosy) | 3 days | Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Hansen's Disease Information |
Hantavirus syndromes | 3 days | Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Hantavirus Information |
Hepatitis A | 1 day | Phone, IDSS or FAX
Hepatitis A Information |
Hepatitis B, C, D, E | 3 days | Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Hepatitis Information
|
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) | 7 days | Report by 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 and HIV Infection
- Mark envelope “Attention 03”
HIV Information |
Legionellosis (Legionella) | 3 days | Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Legionella Information |
Listeria monocytogenes invasive disease | 1 day | Phone, IDSS or FAX
Laboratories: Send isolate to the State Hygienic Laboratory
Listeria Information |
Lyme disease | 3 days | Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Lyme Disease Information |
Malaria | 3 days | Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Malaria Information |
Measles (rubeola) | Immediately | 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline:
1-800-362-2736
Measles Information |
Meningococcal invasive disease | Immediately | 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline:
1-800-362-2736
Laboratories: Send isolate to the State Hygienic Laboratory
Meningococcal Invasive Disease Information |
Mumps | 3 days | Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Mumps Information |
Pertussis | 3 days | Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Pertussis Information |
Plague | Immediately | 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline:
1-800-362-2736
Plague Information |
Poliomyelitis | Immediately | 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline:
1-800-362-2736
Polio Information |
Psittacosis | 3 days | Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Psittacosis Information |
Rabies, animal | 3 days | Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Rabies Information |
Rabies, human | Immediately | 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline:
1-800-362-2736
Rabies Information |
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever | 3 days | Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Information |
Rubella (including congenital) | 1 day | Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Rubella Information |
Salmonellosis (Salmonella) | 3 days | Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Laboratories: Send isolate to the State Hygienic Laboratory
Salmonella Information |
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) | Immediately | 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline:
1-800-362-2736
SARS Information |
Shigellosis (Shigella) | 3 days | Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Laboratories: Send isolate to the State Hygienic Laboratory
Shigella Information |
Smallpox | Immediately | 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline:
1-800-362-2736
Smallpox Information |
Staphylococcus aureus invasive disease | Quarterly | Laboratories: Mail the number of isolates to the State Hygienic Laboratory |
Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin-resistant (MRSA), invasive disease | 3 days | Laboratories: Send isolates to the State Hygienic Laboratories
MRSA Information |
Staphylococcus aureus, Vancomycin-resistant (VRSA) | Immediately | 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline:
1-800-362-2736
Laboratories: Send isolates to the State Hygienic Laboratory
VRSA Information |
Streptococcus pneumoniae invasive disease | 3 days | Laboratories: Send isolate to the University Hygienic Laboratory |
Syphilis | 3 days | Report by mail
- Health care providers: Use the Iowa Confidential Report of Sexually Transmitted Disease and HIV Infection
- Laboratories: Use the Laboratory Report of Tests Processed for STD
- Mark envelope “Attention 00”
Syphilis Information |
Tetanus | 3 days | Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Tetanus Information |
Toxic Shock Syndrome | 3 days | Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Toxic Shock Syndrome Information |
Trichinosis | 3 days | Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Trichinosis Information |
Tuberculosis, extra-pulmonary | 3 days | Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Tuberculosis Information |
Tuberculosis, pulmonary and laryngeal (infectious) | Immediately | 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline:
1-800-362-2736
Tuberculosis Information
|
Typhoid fever | 1 day | Phone, IDSS or FAX
Typhoid Fever Information |
Viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) (e.g., Lassa, Marburg, Ebola, Crimean-Congo, South American) | Immediately | 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline:
1-800-362-2736
Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Information |
Yellow Fever | Immediately | 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline:
1-800-362-2736
Yellow Fever Information |
