Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 2 - Epidemiology › Subpart 11 - Office of Communicable Diseases › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS › Subchapter 17 - SPECIFIC DISEASE CONTROL MEASURES › Appendix 15-2-11-1-17-A - List of officially reportable diseases and conditions

Current through June 25, 2024
The following diseases or conditions are hereby declared to be reportable.
Class 1A
: Diseases of major public health importance which shall be reported directly to the Department of Health by telephone within 24 hours of first knowledge or suspicion. Class 1A diseases and conditions are dictated by requiring an immediate public health response. Laboratory directors have an obligation to report laboratory findings for selected diseases (Refer to Appendix B).
Any Suspected Outbreak (including foodborne, waterborne, and COVID-19 outbreaks)
(Possible biological weapon agents appear in
bold italics
)
Anthrax
Melioidosis
Botulism
(includes foodborne, infant or wound)
Neisseria meningitidis
Invasive
Brucellosis
Pertussis
Congenital Zika virus infection (including Congenital Zika Syndrome)
Plague
Poliomyelitis
Diphtheria
Psittacosis
Escherichia coli
O157:H7 and any shiga
Q Fever
toxin-producing
E. coli
(STEC)
Rabies (human or animal)
Glanders
Ricin intoxication (castor beans)
Haemophilus influenzae
Invasive Disease[DAGGER][DOUBLE DAGGER]
SARS-CoV-2 Associated Pediatric
Mortality (<18 years of age)
SARS-CoV-2 Associated Mortality in Pregnancy
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome- post-diarrheal
Smallpox
(HUS)
Hepatitis A
Tuberculosis
Influenza-Associated Pediatric Mortality
Tularemia
(<18 years of age)
Typhus Fever
Measles
Viral hemorrhagic fevers
(filoviruses [e.g. Ebola, Marburg] and arena viruses [e.g., Lassa, Machupo])
Any unusual disease or manifestation of illness, including but not limited to the appearance of a novel or previously controlled or eradicated infectious agent, or biological or chemical toxin.
[DAGGER]Usually presents as meningitis or septicemia, or less commonly as cellulitis, epiglottitis, osteomyelitis, pericarditis or septic arthritis.
[DOUBLE DAGGER]Specimen obtained from a normally sterile site.
Class 1B
: Diseases of major public health importance which shall be reported directly to the Department of Health by telephone on the next business day after first knowledge or suspicion. Class 1B diseases and conditions require individual case investigation, but not an immediate public health response. Laboratory directors have an obligation to report laboratory findings for selected diseases (Refer to Appendix B in the Rules and Regulations Governing Reportable Diseases and Conditions
Arboviral infection including but not limited to California group,
Legionellosis
Chikungunya virus,
Dengue,
Non-cholera
Vibrio
disease
Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus,
SARS-CoV-2 Associated Multisystem
LaCrosse virus,
Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
Western Equine Encephalitis virus,
(MIS-C) <21 years of age
West Nile virus,
Zika virus
Chancroid
Staphylococcus aureus
,
Cholera
vancomycin resistant (VRSA) or
vancomycin intermediate (VISA)
Encephalitis (human)
Syphilis (including congenital and
HIV infection-including AIDS
infection in pregnancy)
Typhoid Fever
Varicella infection, Primary, in
>15 years of age
Yellow Fever
Class 2:
Diseases or conditions of public health importance of which individual cases shall be reported by mail, telephone or electronically, within 1 week of diagnosis. In outbreaks or other unusual circumstances they shall be reported the same as Class 1A. Class 2 diseases and conditions are those for which an immediate public health response is not needed for individual cases.
Chlamydia trachomatis
, genital infection
Mumps
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, including new variant
M. tuberculosis
Infection (positive or positive IGRA*)
Ehrlichiosis
Enterococcus
, invasive infection[DOUBLE DAGGER], vancomycin
Poisonings**(including elevated lead levels***)
Resistant
Gonorrhea
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Hepatitis (acute, viral only)
Rubella (including congenital)
Note
-Hepatitis A requires Class 1A Report
Spinal Cord Injuries
Hepatitis B infection in pregnancy
Streptococcus pneumoniae
, invasive
HIV Infection in pregnancy
infection***
Listeriosis
Tetanus
Lyme disease
Trichinosis
Malaria
Viral Encephalitis in horses and
Meningitis
other
than Meningococcal or
ratities****
Haemophilus influenzae
[DOUBLE DAGGER]Specimen obtained from a normally sterile site.
* TST-tuberculin skin test; IGRA-Interferon-Gamma Release Assay (to include size of TST in millimeters and numerical results of IGRA testing).
**Reports for poisonings shall be made to Mississippi Poison Control Center, UMMC 1-800- 222-1222
***Elevated Blood Levels should be reported to the MSDH Lead Program at 601-576-7447.
Blood lead levels (venous) >=3.5µg/dL in patients less than or equal to 6 years of age.
****Except for rabies, and equine encephalitis, diseases occurring in animals are not required to be reported to the MSDH.
Class 3:
Laboratory based surveillance. To be reported by laboratory only. Diseases or conditions of public health importance of which individual laboratory findings shall be reported by mail, telephone, or electronically within one week of completion of laboratory test (refer to Appendix B).
All blood lead test results in patients <=6 years of Age
Cryptosporidiosis
Hansen Disease (Leprosy)
CD4 count and HIV Viral Load*
Hepatitis C infection
Campylobacteriosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacterial
Carbapenem-resistant
Enterobacteriaceae
, (CRE)
Salmonellosis
Chagas Disease (
American trypanosomiasis
)
Shigellosis
* HIV associated CD4 (T4) lymphocyte results of any value and HIV viral load results, both detectable and undetectable
Class 4:
Diseases of public health importance for which immediate reporting is not necessary for surveillance or control efforts. Diseases and conditions in this category shall be reported to the Mississippi Cancer Registry within six months of the date of first contact for the reportable condition.
The National Program of Cancer Registries at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requires the collection of certain diseases and conditions. A comprehensive reportable list including ICD9CM/ICD10CM codes is available on the Mississippi Cancer Registry website,
https://www.umc.edu/Administration/Outreach_Services/Mississippi_Cancer_Registry/Reportable_Diseases.aspx
.
Each record shall provide a minimum set of data items which meets the uniform standards required by the National Program of Cancer Registries and documented in the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)