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: 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
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: 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"
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: Secure electronic data system (as determined by the Department) Fax (515) 725-1278Call: (515) 725-1278 Phone (515) 281-3031 Mail Use the Iowa Confidential Report of Sexually Transmitted Disease Mark envelope "Attention 00"
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, FAX or mail
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: 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
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, FAX or mail
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: 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"
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, FAX or mail
Typhoid Fever	1 day	Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
Vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA)	1 day	Phone, IDSS, FAX or mail
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

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

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