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Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
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Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
IDEPC Comment Form

Reporting Brucellosis
(Brucella spp.)

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What to report
How to report
Submitting clinical materials
Who is required to report

What to report

Brucellosis (Brucella spp.) must be reported to MDH immediately 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Case definition

  • CDC: Brucellosis (Brucella spp.) Case Definitions
    Case definition from CDC's National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS).

How to report Brucellosis

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

Submitting clinical materials

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

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

Who is required to report

  • Health care practitioners (health care facilities, medical laboratories, and in certain circumstances veterinarians and veterinary medical laboratories) are required to report disease to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) under Minnesota state law.
    • Unless previously reported, every licensed health care provider who provides care to any patient who has, is suspected of having, or has died from a reportable disease is required to report.
  • Any person in charge of any institution, school, child care facility, or camp is also required to report disease to MDH.
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Last Updated: 10/05/2022

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