Infectious Disease Reporting

IDEPC Division

On this page:
What to report
How to report
Who is required to report
Submitting clinical materials
More about orthopox viruses

What to report

Orthopox viruses must be reported to MDH immediately 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

How to report orthopox virus

Call 651-201-5414 or 877-676-5414 immediately to report Orthopox virus.
24-7 Phone Reporting
This disease must be reported immediately by phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Who is required to report

Submitting clinical materials

For orthopox virus, submission of clinical materials (isolate, if available) to MDH is required by rule.

Clinical Materials
Clinical materials must be submitted according to these guidelines.

More about orthopox viruses:

Monkeypox
MDH comprehensive monkeypox resource page.
Smallpox
MDH comprehensive smallpox resource page.
see also>> reporting smallpox

If you have questions or comments about this page, use our IDEPC Comment Form or call 651-201-5414 (TTY: 651-201-5797) for the MDH Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division.