Report Immediately by Telephone:
"24-7" Reporting
Certain infectious diseases with particularly critical public health significance are reportable immediately by phone to the Minnesota Department of Health.
For diseases that require immediate reporting a member of the Minnesota Department of Health, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control staff is available for disease consultation and reporting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at:
651-201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414.
On this page:
How to report "24-7"
Which diseases to report "24-7"
How to report "24-7"
- For diseases that require immediate reporting call 651-201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414.
- A member of the Minnesota Department of Health, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control staff is available for disease consultation and reporting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
What to report "24-7"
Additional information is available for each disease including criteria for reporting, clinical specimen submission guidelines, and any supplemental reporting that may be requested.
- Acanthamoeba spp. (via free-living amebic infection)
- Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)
- Balamuthia spp. (via free-living amebic infection)
- Botulism (Clostridium botulinum)
- Brucellosis (Brucella spp.)
- Cholera (Vibrio cholerae)
- Congenital rubella syndrome (via Rubella)
- Diphtheria (Corynebacterium diphtheriae)
- Ebola virus disease (via viral hemorrhagic fever)
- Free-living amebic infection
- Glanders (Burkholderia mallei)
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome
- Lassa fever (via viral hemorrhagic fever)
- Measles (rubeola)
- Melioidosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei)
- Meningococcal disease (Neisseria meningitidis)
- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
- Naegleria fowleri (via free-living amebic infection)
- Orthopox virus
- Plague (Yersinia pestis)
- Poliomyelitis
- Q fever (Coxiella burnetii)
- Rabies
- Rubella and congenital rubella syndrome
- Sappinia spp. (via free-living amebic infection)
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
- Smallpox (variola)
- Tularemia (Francisella tularensis)
- Unusual or increased case incidence of any illness
- Viral hemorrhagic fever
Spotlight
Clinical Materials
Guidelines for submitting clinical materials (isolates or material containing the infectious agent) to MDH.
Reportable Disease Poster
Printable list of reportable communicable diseases in Minnesota.
- Annual Summary of Disease Activity
Infectious disease surveillance information (statistics). - Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Selected Pathogens
MDH antibiogram.
New (12/2019) syphilis and gonorrhea/chlamydia case report forms now available:
Minnesota Confidential Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Report Form
Minnesota Confidential Syphilis Report Form
Contact us:
If you have questions or comments about this page, use our IDEPC Comment Form or call 651-201-5414 for the MDH Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division.
