Marshall County Health Department-Marysville, KS

Disease Investigation

Reporting of suspected or confirmed communicable diseases is mandated under K.S.A. 65-118, 65-128 and 65-6001 through 65-6007; and by K.A.R. 28-1-2 and 28-1-18. Although physicians have primary responsibility for reporting, school nurses, laboratory directors, infection control practitioners, daycare center directors, health care facilities, state institutions and any other individuals/locations providing health care services are also required to report communicable diseases.

Reports should be made to the local health department by calling (785)562-3485 or to KDHE by calling toll free 1-877-427-7317. A form may be downloaded and sent to the Health Department by fax at (785)562-9984 or faxed to KDHE at 1-877-427-7318.

REPORTABLE DISEASES IN KANSAS for health care providers, hospitals, and laboratories

(K.S.A. 65-118, 65-128, 65-6001 - 65-6007, K.A.R. 28-1-2, 28-1-4, and 28-1-18. Changes effective as of 4/28/2006)

 - Indicates that a telephone report is required by law within four hours of suspect or confirmed cases to KDHE toll-free at 877-427-7317
 - Indicates that an isolates must be sent to: Division of Health and Environmental Laboratories

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Amebiasis

Anthrax 

Arboviral disease (including West Nile virus, Western Equine encephalitis (WEE) and St. Louis encephalitis (SLE)) - indicate virus whenever possible

Botulism 

Brucellosis

Campylobacter infections

Chancroid

Chlamydia trachomatis genital infection

Cholera 

Cryptosporidiosis

Cyclospora infection

Diphtheria

Ehrlichiosis

Escherichia coli O157:H7 (and other shiga-toxin producing E. coli, also known as STEC) 

Giardiasis

Gonorrhea

Haemophilus influenza, invasive disease

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome

Hemolytic uremic syndrome, postdiarrheal

Hepatitis, viral (acute and chronic)

Hepatitis B during pregnancy

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (includes Viral Load Tests)

Influenza deaths in children <18 years of age

Legionellosis

Leprosy (Hansen disease)

Listeriosis

Lyme disease

Malaria

Measles (rubeola) 

Meningitis, bacterial 

Meningococcemia 

Mumps 

Pertussis (whooping cough) 

Plague (Yersinia pestis)

Poliomyelitis 

Psittacosis

Q Fever (Coxiella burnetii) 

Rabies, human and animal 

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Rubella, including congenital rubella syndrome 

Salmonellosis, including typhoid fever 

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) 

Shigellosis 

Smallpox 

Streptococcal invasive, drug-resistant disease from Group A Streptococcus or Streptococcus pneumoniae 

Syphilis, including congenital syphilis

Tetanus

Toxic shock syndrome, streptococcal and staphylococcal

Transmissible Spongioform Encephalopathy (TSE) or prion disease (includes CJD)

Trichinosis

Tuberculosis, active disease 

Tuberculosis, latent infection

Tularemia

Varicella (chickenpox)

Viral hemorrhagic fever 

Yellow fever

In addition, laboratories must report:

•Viral load results of reportable diseases

•ALL blood lead levels, as of 12/2002 (KCLPPP/ABLES)

•CD4+ T-lymphocyte count < 500/ μ or CD4+ T-lymphocytes <29% of total lymphocytes

Outbreaks, unusual occurrence of any disease, exotic or newly recognized diseases, and suspect acts of terrorism should be reported within 4 hours by telephone to the Epidemiology Hotline: 877-427-7317

Mail or fax reports to your local health department and/or to:

KDHE Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology, 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 210, Topeka, KS 66612-1274

Fax: 877-427-7318 (toll-free)