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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 Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

On this page:
What to report
How to report
Submitting clinical materials 
Who is required to report
More about infectious disease reporting

What to report

Hemolytic uremic syndrome must be reported to MDH immediately 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Case definition

  • CDC: Hemolytic uremic syndrome Case Definitions
    Case definition from CDC's National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS) for Hemolytic uremic syndrome.

How to report Hemolytic uremic syndrome

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

Other reporting: reporting suspected foodborne and waterborne illness

  • Foodborne and Waterborne Illness Hotline
    MDH's foodborne and waterborne illness hotline may be used by anyone to report a suspected case of foodborne or waterborne illness. 
    Your call to the hotline helps us identify foodborne and waterborne illness outbreaks in Minnesota and will help prevent the spread of illness to others.

Submitting clinical materials

For Hemolytic uremic syndrome, 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.
     
  • Persons Required to Report Disease
    More information about who is required to report disease.

More about infectious disease reporting

  • Infectious Disease Reporting
    Find out which infectious diseases must be reported by law in Minnesota, who is required to report diseases, how each disease can be reported, and download the appropriate forms.

see also>> Reporting Enteric Escherichia Coli Infection

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Last Updated: 09/17/2024

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