Reporting Zoster (Shingles)

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

What to report

Zoster (shingles) must be reported to MDH within one working day.

• Report the following instances:
  • any incidence in individuals <18 years old
  • disseminated disease or complications other than post-herpetic neuralgia, such as visceral, CNS, or severe ocular involvement, irrespective of age

How to report zoster disease

• Yellow Disease Report Card
  This disease may be reported using the MDH "Yellow Card."
• Phone
  Any reportable infectious disease may be reported by phone to 651-201-5414 or 877-676-5414.

Reporting for schools and child care

• Online with REDCap using the Chickenpox and Shingles Case Reporting Form.
• For other ways to report visit Reporting Varicella (chickenpox).

Submitting clinical materials

For zoster disease, 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.