Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 1 - Reportable Diseases, Poisonings and Conditions, and Quarantine and Isolation › Appendix A

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
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.
To report diseases immediately, use the 24/7 disease
				reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736.
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.
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).
Report diseases by:
Entering into the Iowa Disease Surveillance System (IDSS): For
				IDSS-related questions, call the Center for Acute Disease Epidemiology (CADE)
				at 1-800-362-2736.
Fax: (515)281-5698
Mail:
Iowa Department of Public Health
Center for Acute Disease Epidemiology
Lucas State Office Building
321 E. 12th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Isolates or specimens shall be sent to:
State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa
				(SHL)
U of I Research Park
2490 Crosspark Road
Coralville, Iowa 52241-4721
For specimen submission questions, call (319)335-4500 or go to
shl.uiowa.edu
.
Diseases
When to Report
How to Report
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 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
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 SHL
Giardiasis (Giardia)
3 days
Phone, IDSS, fax or mail
Gonorrhea
3 days
Report 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"
Haemophilus influenzae type B invasive disease
Immediately
24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736
						  Laboratories send isolate or specimen to the SHL
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) cases Death of a
						  person with HIV Perinatally exposed newborn and child (newborn and child who
						  was born to an HIV-infected mother)
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 SHL
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 SHL
Mosquito-borne diseases (includes chikungunya, dengue,
						  eastern equine encephalitis, La Crosse, St. Louis, Venezuelan equine
						  encephalitis, West Nile, and western equine encephalitis)
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
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 SHL
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 SHL
Smallpox
Immediately
24/7 disease reporting telephone hotline: 1-800-362-2736
Syphilis
3 days
Report 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, pulmonary and laryngeal (infectious)
1 day
Phone (515)281-7504 or fax to (515)281-4570
Tuberculosis, extrapulmonary
3 days
Phone (515)281-7504 or fax to (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, and 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