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Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
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Contact Info

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

Reporting Lyme Disease 
(Borrelia burgdorferi, and other Borrelia spp.)

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

What to report

Lyme Disease (Borrelia burgdorferi, and other Borrelia spp.) must be reported to MDH within one working day.

How to report Lyme Disease

  • Tickborne Disease Case Report Form
    This form can be used to report anaplasmosis, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, and spotted fever rickettsiosis (including typhus).
     
  • Phone
    Any reportable infectious disease may be reported by phone to 651-201-5414 or 877-676-5414.

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.
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Last Updated: 09/17/2024

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