Reporting Guidelines

• Arboviral Disease, including West Nile Virus (WNV), Case Definition
• West Nile Virus Diagnostic Testing Guidelines
• West Nile Virus Case Definition
• West Nile Virus Infection Case Report (formerly WNV Case History Form)
• West Nile Virus Infection Case Report- Supplemental Investigation Form
• Mosquito Borne Encephalitis, West Nile Virus (Wnv), St. Louis Encephalitis (Sle) And Western Equine Encephalomyelitis (Wee) Definition

See Influenza

• Botulism Fact Sheet
• Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Botulism
• More information located at Physician Protocols & Patient Information on Biological Agents

• Confidential Physician Cancer Reporting Form
• Patient Information Sheet regarding reporting

• Disease Reporting Requirements
• Confidential Morbidity Report Form (all except Tuberculosis and conditions reportable to DMV)
• Confidential Morbidity Report Form (Tuberculosis only)
• Confidential Morbidity Report Form (DMV)
• Confidential Fax Transmission Form

• E. Coli Fact Sheet
• Public Health Advisory on Reporting Shiga Toxin in Feces
• Public Health Alert - Reporting E. coli 0157:H7 Infections (from Sept. 2006)

• Communicable Disease Exposure Request Form Instructions
• Communicable Disease Exposure Request Form

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome FAQs – September 2012

Hepatitis A - New recommendations (2/2006)

Histoplasmosis - Frequently Asked Questions

• HIV/AIDS Reporting Guidelines
• Adult HIV/AIDS Confidential Case Report (DHS 8641 A)
• Pediatric HIV/AIDS Confidential Case Report Form

• Reporting of Severe Pediatric Influenza Cases and Deaths Guidelines
• Severe Influenza Case History Form (CDPH 9070 updated 10/29)
• Enhanced Surveillance for Influenza and Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
• Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) Surveillance Case Report Form
• Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) Specimen Submittal Form
• Influenza Guidelines for L&D Units and Nurseries
• Guidelines For Managing Respiratory Illness In Clinical Settings
   
• AVIAN INFLUENZA (H5N1)Influenza Guidelines for L&D Units and Nurseries Guidelines For Managing Respiratory Illness In Clinical Settings
   
• Avian Flu Information
• Reporting of Avian Influenza
• Suspect Avian (H5N1) Influenza Case Reporting Form
• Infection Control and Avian Influenza Recommendations (from CDC)
• Professional Guidance on Avian Influenza (from CDC)
• CDC Key Facts: Info. about Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) and Avian Influenza A (H5N1 Virus) (from CDC)
• Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO

• Pandemic Influenza Fact Sheet
• Preparing for Pandemic Influenza by Dr. Gary Feldman, CHA Director
• Fact Sheet: Safeguarding America Against Pandemic Influenza

• Reporting Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV) Guidelines
• Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV) Suspected Case Report Form

• Measles Differential Diagnosis Table
• Measles Travel Information
• Measles Information
• Measles Case and Outbreak "Quicksheet"
• Information about measles for the public and health professionals from the CDC

Doctor’s First Report of Occupational Injury or Illness

To obtain a "Confidential Report Form" or the "Doctor's First Report of Occupational Injury or Illness Form" - click here

• Pertussis Fact Sheet
• Tdap Vaccine Recommendations

• Rabies Control Investigation Report Form
• Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Guide

• SARS Case Definition
• SARS Patient Screening Form
• In the Absence of SARS - Guidance for Surveillance, Clinical and Laboratory Evaluation, and Reporting
• Supplemental Clinical Guidance for SARS
• SARS Recommendations for Pre-Hospital Personnel
• SARS Diagnosis & Management
• More information located under Diseases/Agents > SARS

• Evaluate a Rash Illness Suspicious for Smallpox
• Reporting Suspect Smallpox Cases
• Evaluating Patients for Smallpox Worksheet
• Reporting Adverse Events Following Smallpox Vaccine

• Information for Providers about MRSA Skin Infections
• Information for Patients about Staph/MRSA Skin Infections: (English  |  Spanish)
• Information for Patients: Update On MRSA Resistant Staph In Men Who Have Sex With Men - February 2008
• Public Health Advisory, March 2008 - Severe Staphylococcus aureus Infections Now Reportable by Healthcare Providers

• Reporting Requirements for Tuberculosis
• Confidential Discharge Plan and Approval Form
• Procedures for Obtaining Discharge Approval of TB Suspects and Cases
• Criteria for Discharge of Smear Positive (+) Patients to High Risk Setting
• Criteria for Discharge of Smear Negative (-) Patients to High Risk Setting
• Criteria for Discharge of TB Patients
• I. Absence of High Risk Individuals in the Home
• II. High Risk Individuals in the Home
• Response Plan
• I. Non-Holiday
• II. Holiday, Weekend or After Hours Discharge
• Situations Requiring Discharge Approval
• Special Circumstances
• Information for Patients: Tuberculosis General Information from the CDC

Immunization Website

• Reporting Hospitalized Varicella Guidelines
• Varicella Surveillance Worksheet
• Varicella Death Investigation Worksheet Instructions
• Varicella Death Investigation Worksheet

See ARBOVIRAL DISEASE