Quick Reference - Government of New Jersey

1 Reporting Requirements for CommunicableDiseases and Work-Related ConditionsQuick ReferenceREPORTABLE WITHIN 24 HOURSOF DIAGNOSIS to the LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTlAmoebiasislAnimal bites treated for rabieslArboviral diseaseslBabesiosislCampylobacteriosislC holeralCreutzfeldt-Jakob diseaselCryptosporidiosislCyclosporiasis lDiarrheal disease (child in a day care centeror a foodhandler)lEhrlichiosislEscherichia coli, shiga toxin producing strains(STEC) onlylGiardiasislHansen s diseaselHemolytic uremic syndrome, post-diarrheallHepatitis B, including newly diagnosed acute,perinatal and chronic infections, and pregnantwomen who have tested positive for Hep Bsurface antigen lInfluenza-associated pediatric mortalitylLegionellosislListeriosislLyme diseaselMalarialMumpslPsittacosislQ feverlRocky Mountain spotted feverlRubella, congenital syndromelSalmonellosislShigellosislStaph ylococcus aureus, with intermediate-level resistance (VISA) or high-level-resistance (VRSA) to vancomycin onlylStreptococcal disease, invasive group AlStreptococcal disease, invasive group B,neonatallStreptococcal toxic shock syndromelStreptococcus pneumoniae, invasive diseaselTetanuslToxic shock syndrome (other thanStreptococcal) lTrichinellosislTyphoid feverlVaricella (chickenpox)

2 LVibriosislViral encephalitislYellow feverlYersiniosisREPORTABLE DIRECTLY to the NEW Jersey DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHH epatitis C, acute and chronic, newlydiagnosed cases onlyWritten report within 24 hoursHIV/AIDS 609-984-5940 or 973-648-7500 Written report within 24 hourslAIDSlHIV infectionlChild exposed to HIV perinatally Sexually Transmitted Diseases609-826-4869 Report within 24 hourslChancroidlChlamydia, including neonatalconjunctivitislGonorrhealGranulo ma inguinalelLymphogranuloma venereumlSyphilis, all stages and congenital Tuberculosis(confirmed or suspect cases) 609-826-4878 Written report within 24 hoursOccupational and EnvironmentalDiseases, Injuries, and Poisonings609-826-4920 Report within 30 days after diagnosis or treatmentlWork-related asthma (possible,probable, and confirmed)lSilicosis lAsbestosislPneumoconiosis, other and unspecifiedlExtrinsic allergic alveolitislLead, mercury, cadmium,arsenic toxicity in adultslWork-related injury inchildren (< age 18)lWork-related fatal injurylOccupational dermatitislPoisoning caused by known orsuspected occupational exposurelPesticide toxicitylWork-related carpal tunnel syndromelOther occupational diseaseCommunicable Disease ServiceDisease Reporting Requirements andRegulations can be viewed at: care providers required to report: physicians, advanced practicenurses, physician assistants, and certified nurse required to report: persons having control or supervisionover a health care facility, correctional facility, school, youth camp, child carecenter, preschool, or institution of higher directors.

3 For specific reporting guidelines, see NJAC 8 or SUSPECT CASESTELEPHONE IMMEDIATELYto theLOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTlAnthraxlBotulismlBrucellosisl DiphtherialFoodborne intoxications (including, butnot limited to, ciguatera, paralytic shellfishpoisoning, scombroid, or mushroompoisoning)lHaemophilus influenzae, invasive diseaselHantavirus pulmonary syndromelHepatitis A, acutelInfluenza, novel strains onlylMeasleslMeningococcal invasive diseaselOutbreak or suspected outbreak of illness,including, but not limited to, foodborne,waterborne or nosocomial disease or asuspected act of bioterrorismlPertussislPlaguelPoliomyeli tislRabies (human illness)lRubellalSARS-CoV disease (SARS)lSmallpoxlTularemialViral hemorrhagic fevers (including, butnot limited to, Ebola, Lassa, and Marburgviruses)H5697 July should be reported to the local healthdepartmentwhere the patient resides.

4 Ifpatient residence is unknown, report to yourownlocal health department. Contactinformation is available at: If the individual does not live in New Jersey ,report the case to the New Jersey Departmentof Health at: cases of immediately reportable diseasesand other emergencies- if the local healthdepartment cannot be reached - the NewJersey Department of Health maintains anemergency after hours phone number: 609-392-2020.(see New Jersey Administrative Code Title 8, Chapters 57 and 58)H5697--Reportable Disease Magnet-PMS 131 and Black_Layout 1 7/26/2013 2:05 PM Page 1