Reportable Communicable Diseases and Infectious Conditions

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Outbreak Reporting
Bioterrorism Reporting
Reportable Diseases

Additional Reporting Options
Specimen Submission Questions

Report a Disease or Outbreak

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
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS-defining conditions	7 days	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. Please report the following cases; all directions are provided in the reporting form document. Newly-diagnosed cases of HIV— Iowa Adult HIV/AIDS Case Report Form (643.04 KB) .pdf Cases previously diagnosed but new to the provider— Iowa Adult HIV/AIDS Case Report Form (643.04 KB) .pdf Pediatric cases and perinatal exposures among children born to women living with HIV— Iowa Pediatric HIV/AIDS Case Report Form (693.81 KB) .pdf (also use this form for newly diagnosed children ages 13 years and under) For Laboratories: Iowa Confidential Laboratory HIV Reporting Form (236.02 KB) .pdf For HIV/AIDS case reporting questions, call (515) 322-8819.
Acute flaccid myelitis	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail.
Anthrax	Immediately	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736.
Botulism (Including infant botulism)	Immediately	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736.
Brucellosis (Brucella)	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail.
Campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter)	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail.
Candida auris	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail.
Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms (CPO)	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail.
Chlamydia	3 days	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. Report by one of the following methods: Fax: (515) 725-1278 (preferred)—submit Iowa Confidential Report of Sexually Transmitted Disease (327.51 KB) .pdf Phone: (515) 281-3031 Mail (mark envelope "Attention 00")—submit Iowa Confidential Report of Sexually Transmitted Disease (327.51 KB) .pdf IDSS
Cholera	1 day	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. Phone, IDSS or fax. Laboratories: send isolate or specimen to SHL.
Cronobacter invasive infection (in infants)	1 day	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. Phone, IDSS or fax.
Cryptosporidiosis	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail.
Cyclospora	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail. Laboratories: send isolate or specimen to SHL.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. IDSS or fax: 1-515-242-6013.
Diphtheria	Immediately	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline:1-800-362-2736.
Escherichia coli shiga toxin-producing and related diseases (includes HUS and TTP)	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail. Laboratories: send isolate or specimen to SHL.
Giardiasis (Giardia)	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail.
Gonorrhea	3 days	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. Report by one of the following methods: Fax: (515) 725-1278 (preferred)—submit Iowa Confidential Report of Sexually Transmitted Disease (327.51 KB) .pdf Phone: (515) 281-3031 Mail (mark envelope "Attention 00")—submit Iowa Confidential Report of Sexually Transmitted Disease (327.51 KB) .pdf IDSS
Haemophilus influenzae type B invasive disease	Immediately	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline:1-800-362-2736. Laboratories send isolate or specimen to SHL.
Hansen’s disease (leprosy)	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail.
Hantavirus syndromes	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail.
Hepatitis A	1 day	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. Phone, IDSS or fax.
Hepatitis B, C, D, E	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases Death of a person with HIV Perinatally exposed newborn and child (newborn and child who was born to a woman living with HIV)	7 days	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. Please report the following cases; all directions are provided in the reporting form document. Newly-diagnosed cases of HIV— Iowa Adult HIV/AIDS Case Report Form (643.04 KB) .pdf Cases previously diagnosed but new to the provider— Iowa Adult HIV/AIDS Case Report Form (643.04 KB) .pdf Pediatric cases and perinatal exposures among children born to women living with HIV— Iowa Pediatric HIV/AIDS Case Report Form (693.81 KB) .pdf (also use this form for newly diagnosed children ages 13 years and under) For Laboratories: Iowa Confidential Laboratory HIV Reporting Form (236.02 KB) .pdf For HIV/AIDS case reporting questions, call (515) 322-8819.
Legionellosis (Legionella)	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail.
Listeria monocytogenes invasive disease	1 day	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. Phone, IDSS or fax. Laboratories: send isolate or specimen to SHL.
Malaria	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail.
Measles (rubeola)	Immediately	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736.
Meningococcal invasive disease	Immediately	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736. Laboratories: send isolate or specimen to SHL.
Mosquito-borne diseases (e.g. chikungunya, dengue, eastern equine encephalitis, Jamestown Canyon, La Crosse, St. Louis, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, West Nile, western equine encephalitis, and Zika)	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail.
Mpox	1 day	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. Phone, IDSS or fax.
Mumps	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail.
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with COVID-19	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail.
Pertussis	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail.
Plague	Immediately	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736.
Poliomyelitis	Immediately	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736.
Psittacosis	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail.
Q Fever	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail.
Rabies, animal	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail.
Rabies, human	Immediately	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736.
Rubella (including congenital)	1 day	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. Phone, IDSS or fax.
Salmonellosis (Salmonella)	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail. Laboratories: send isolate or specimen to SHL.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)	Immediately	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736.
Shigellosis (Shigella)	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail. Laboratories: send isolate or specimen to SHL.
Smallpox	Immediately	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736.
Syphilis	3 days	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. Report by one of the following methods: Fax: (515) 725-1278 (preferred)—submit Iowa Confidential Report of Sexually Transmitted Disease (327.51 KB) .pdf Phone: (515) 281-3031 Mail (mark envelope "Attention 00")—submit Iowa Confidential Report of Sexually Transmitted Disease (327.51 KB) .pdf IDSS
Tetanus	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail.
Tickborne diseases (e.g., alpha-gal syndrome, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Bourbon virus disease, ehrlichiosis, Heartland virus disease, Lyme disease, Powassan virus disease, spotted fever group rickettsioses and tickborne relapsing fever)	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, fax or mail.
Tuberculosis - Pulmonary and laryngeal (infectious)	1 day	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. Phone (515) 281-7504 Fax (515) 281-4570 IDSS
Tuberculosis - Extra-pulmonary	3 days	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. Phone (515) 281-7504 Fax (515) 281-4570 IDSS
Tularemia	3 days	Report for Iowa residents. Phone, IDSS, or fax.
Typhoid Fever	1 day	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. Phone, IDSS or fax.
Vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA)	1 day	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. Phone, IDSS or fax. Laboratories: send isolate or specimen to SHL.
Viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) (e.g., Lassa, Marburg, Ebola, Crimean-Congo)	Immediately	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736.
Yellow Fever	Immediately	Report for Iowa residents and for residents of other states diagnosed or treated in Iowa. 24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736.

Reporting of the above diseases is required by Iowa Administrative Code [641] Chapter 1.

Additional Reporting Options

Fax: Iowa Disease Surveillance System (IDSS) Secure—(515) 281-5698
Phone: 1-800-362-2736
Mail: Iowa Division of Public Health
Attn: Disease Reporting
Lucas State Office Building
321 E. 12th St.
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075

For Iowa Disease Surveillance System (IDSS) related questions, call the Center for Acute Disease Epidemiology at 1-800-362-2736.

Specimen Submission Questions

For specimen submission questions, call the State Hygienic Laboratory at 319-335-4500.