Reportable Communicable Diseases and Infectious Conditions
To report diseases immediately, use the 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736
Outbreak Reporting
IMMEDIATELY report to the department outbreaks of any kind, diseases that occur in unusual numbers or circumstances, unusual syndromes, or uncommon diseases. Outbreaks may be infectious, environmental or occupational in origin and include food-borne outbreaks or illness secondary to chemical exposure (e.g., pesticides, anhydrous ammonia).
Bioterrorism Reporting
IMMEDIATELY report diseases, syndromes, poisonings and conditions of any kind suspected or caused by a biological, chemical, or radiological agent or toxin when there is reasonable suspicion that the disease, syndrome, poisoning or condition may be the result of a deliberate act such as terrorism. Examples of these include (but are not limited to) anthrax, mustard gas, sarin gas, ricin, tularemia and smallpox.
Reportable Diseases
Disease | When to Report |
How to Report |
Acute flaccid myelitis |
1 day |
24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736 |
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS-defining conditions |
7 days |
Report by one of the following methods:
For HIV/AIDS-related questions, call (515) 242-5141 |
Anthrax |
Immediately |
24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736 |
Botulism (Including infant botulism) |
Immediately |
24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736 |
Brucellosis (Brucella) |
3 days |
Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail |
Campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter) |
3 days |
Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail |
Chlamydia |
3 days |
Report by mail by one of the following methods:
|
Cholera |
Immediately |
24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736 |
Candida auris |
3 days |
Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail |
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) |
3 days |
Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail |
Cryptosporidiosis |
3 days |
Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail |
Cyclospora |
3 days |
Phone, IDSS, fax or mail |
Diphtheria |
Immediately |
24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736 |
Escherichia coli shiga toxin-producing and related diseases (includes HUS and TTP) |
3 days |
Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail Laboratories: Send isolate or specimen to the State Hygienic Laboratory |
Giardiasis (Giardia) |
3 days |
Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail |
Gonorrhea |
3 days |
Report by mail by one of the following methods:
|
Haemophilus influenzae type B invasive disease |
Immediately |
24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736 Laboratories: Send isolate or specimen to the State Hygienic Laboratory |
Hansen’s disease (leprosy) |
3 days |
Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail |
Hantavirus syndromes |
3 days |
Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail |
Hepatitis A |
1 day |
Phone, IDSS or FAX |
Hepatitis B, C, D, E |
3 days |
Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail |
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) |
7 days |
Report by one of the following methods:
For HIV/AIDS-related questions, call (515) 242-5141 |
Legionellosis (Legionella) |
3 days |
Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail |
Listeria monocytogenes invasive disease |
1 day |
Phone, IDSS or FAX Laboratories: Send isolate or specimen to the State Hygienic Laboratory |
Malaria |
3 days |
Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail |
Measles (rubeola) |
Immediately |
24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736 |
Meningococcal invasive disease |
Immediately |
24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736 Laboratories: Send isolate or specimen to the State Hygienic Laboratory |
Mosquito-borne diseases (e.g. chikungunya, dengue, eastern equine encephalitis, La Crosse, St. Louis, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, West Nile, western equine encephalitis, and zika) |
3 days |
Phone, IDSS, fax or mail |
Mumps |
3 days |
Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail |
Pertussis |
3 days |
Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail |
Plague |
Immediately |
24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736 |
Poliomyelitis |
Immediately |
24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736 |
Psittacosis |
3 days |
Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail |
Q Fever (Coxiella burnetii) |
3 days |
Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail |
Rabies, animal |
3 days |
Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail |
Rabies, human |
Immediately |
24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736 |
Rubella (including congenital) |
1 day |
Phone, IDSS, or FAX |
Salmonellosis (Salmonella) |
3 days |
Phone, IDSS, FAX or Mail Laboratories: Send isolate or specimen to the State Hygienic Laboratory |
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) |
Immediately |
24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736 |
Shigellosis (Shigella) |
3 days |
Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail Laboratories: Send isolate or specimen to the State Hygienic Laboratory |
Smallpox |
Immediately |
24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736 |
Syphilis |
3 days |
Report by mail by one of the following methods:
|
Tetanus |
3 days |
Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail |
Tickborne diseases (includes anaplasmosis, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever) |
3 days |
Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail |
Tuberculosis, extra-pulmonary |
3 days |
Phone (515) 281-7504 or FAX (515) 281-4570 |
Tularemia | 3 days | Phone, IDSS or Fax |
Typhoid Fever | 1 day |
Phone, IDSS or Fax |
Vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) | 1 day | Phone, IDSS or Fax |
Viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) (e.g., Lassa, Marburg, Ebola, Crimean-Congo) | Immediately |
24/7 disease reporting
telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736
|
Yellow Fever | Immediately |
24/7 disease reporting
telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736
|
Reporting of the above diseases is required by Iowa Administrative Code [641] Chapter 1
Diseases can be reported through the following:
- Iowa Disease Surveillance System (IDSS)
- Secure Fax: (515)281-5698
- Phone: 1-800-362-2736
Lucas State Office Building
321 E. 12th St.
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Iowa Disease Surveillance System (IDSS) related questions, call the Center for Acute Disease Epidemiology (CADE) at 1-800-362-2736.1-800-362-2736
Specimen submission questions, call the State Hygienic Laboratory at (319)335-4500.319-335-4500
The Disease Reporting poster may be ordered at no cost by completing this form.