Reporting Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy
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What to report
How to report
Who is required to report
More about transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy must be reported to MDH within one working day.
Please report all confirmed or suspected cases of Human TSEs including:
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
- Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD)
- Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Syndrome
- Fatal Familial Insomnia
- Kuru
How to report transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
- Yellow Disease Report Card
This disease may be reported using the MDH "Yellow Card (previously known as the "blue card")."
- Phone
Any reportable infectious disease may be reported by phone to 651-201-5414 or 877-676-5414.
More about transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
- Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs)
MDH comprehensive TSE resource page.
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
MDH comprehensive CJD resource page.
- Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD)
MDH comprehensive vCJD resource page.
