| Who is required to report communicable disease? |
Medical doctors, osteopaths, veterinarians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, nurse midwives, infection control practitioners, medical examiners, coroners, dentists, and administrators of health facilities and clinics knowing of a case or suspected case of a communicable disease are required to report it to the local health department according to California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 17, Section 2500. In addition, anyone in charge of a public or private school, kindergarten, boarding school, or preschool is also required to report these diseases, section 2508. Laboratories are required to report certain communicable diseases according to CCR Title 17, Section 2505, Reportable Conditions: Notification by Laboratories.
List of Reportable Diseases
Lab Reportable Conditions
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| Confidential Morbidity Report Forms |
Web Based Confidential Morbidity Reports (CMR) Now Available!
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Confidential Morbidity Reports (CMR) - Use this form to report all other diseases except TB or DMV.
Confidential Morbidity Report (DMV) - Use this report for reporting lapses of consciousness, Alzheimmer's or other conditions which may impair the ability to operate a motor vehicle safely.
Confidential Morbidity Report (Tuberculosis ONLY) - Only use this form for reporting Tuberculosis
For more detailed information on reportable diseases, we have provided the links below. Links are to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), California Department of Public Health (CDPH), World Health Organization (WHO) and Medline Plus Medical Dictionary (National Library of Medicine - NLM) websites.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Amebiasis
Anaplasmosis
Anthrax
B
Babesiosis
Botulism (Infant, Foodborne, Wound, Other)
Brucellosis
C
Campylobacteriosis
Chancroid
Chicken Pox
Chlamydia
Cholera
Ciguatera Fish Poisoning
Coccidioidomycosis
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
Cryptosporidiosis
Cysticercosis or Taeniasis
D
Dengue
Diphtheria
Domoic Acid Poisoning (Amnesiac Shellfish Poisoning)
E
Ehrlichiosis
Encephalitis
Escherichia coli: shiga toxin producing (STEC) including E. coli O157
F
Foodborne Disease
G
Giardiasis
Gonorrhea
H
Haemophilus influenzae, invasive disease (<15 years only)
Hantavirus Infections
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis D (Delta)
Hepatitis E
Herpes - Genital
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
I
Influenza
L
Legionellosis
Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)
Leptospirosis
Listeriosis
Lyme Disease
M
Malaria
Measles (Rubeola)
Meningitis
Meningococcal Infections
Mumps
P
Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
Pertussis
Plague
Poliovirus Infection
Psittacosis
Q
Q-Fever
R
Rabies
Relapsing Fever
Rickettsial Disease
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rubella
S
Salmonellosis
(SARS) - Severe Acute Repiratory Syndrome
Scombroid Fish Poisoning
Shiga toxin
Shigellosis
Smallpox
Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) (MRSA)
Streptococcal Infection - Group A
Syphilis
T
Tetanus
Toxic Shock Syndrome
Trichinosis
Tuberculosis
Tularemia
Typhoid Fever
V
Vibrio Infection
Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
W
West Nile Virus
Y
Yellow Fever
Yersiniosis