Reporting Enteric Escherichia Coli Infection
On this page:
What to report
How to report
Who is required to report
Submitting clinical materials
Other reporting
More about Escherichia coli
E. coli O157:H7, other enterohemorrhagic E. coli, enteropathogenic E. coli, enteroinvasive E. coli, enterotoxigenic E. coli must be reported to MDH within one working day.
How to report enteric Escherichia coli infection
- Foodborne Disease Reporting Form
The Foodborne Disease Reporting Form can be used to report this disease.
- Phone
Any reportable infectious disease may be reported by phone to 651-201-5414 or 877-676-5414.
For enteric Escherichia coli infection, submission of clinical materials (isolate, if available) to MDH is required by rule.
- Clinical Materials
Clinical materials must be submitted according to these guidelines.
Other reporting: reporting suspected foodborne illness
- Foodborne Illness Hotline
MDH's foodborne illness hotline may be used by anyone to report a suspected case of foodborne illness.
Your call to the hotline helps us identify foodborne illness outbreaks in Minnesota and will help prevent the spread of illness to others.
More about Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Escherichia coli
O157:H7 Infection (E. coli O157)
and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
MDH comprehensive E. coli O157:H7 and HUS resource page.
see also>> Reporting Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
