Contact Info
Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
Reporting Unusual or Increased Case Incidence of Any Suspect Infectious Illness
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What to report
How to report
Submitting clinical materials
Who is required to report
What to report
Unusual or increased case incidence of any suspect infectious illness must be reported to MDH immediately 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
How to report unusual or increased case incidence
- Call 651-201-5414 or 877-676-5414 immediately to report unusual or increased case incidence.
24-7 Phone Reporting
This disease must be reported immediately by phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Submitting clinical materials
For unusual or increased case incidence, submission of clinical materials to MDH is required upon request.
- 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.