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Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
Reporting Diseases by Phone
Any reportable infectious disease may be reported by phone to the Minnesota Department of Health.
Call 651-201-5414 or 877-676-5414 during business hours to report an infectious disease.
- Please be prepared with as much of the following information as is known:
- disease (whether a case, suspected case, carrier, or death)
- date of first symptoms
- primary signs and symptoms
- patient name, birthdate, gender, ethnic and racial origin, residence address (including city, county, and zip code), telephone number, place of work/school/child care
- date of report
- health care practitioner name, address, and telephone number
- name of hospital (if any)
- name of person reporting (if not health care practitioner)
- diagnostic laboratory findings and dates of tests
- name and locating information of contacts (if any)
- vaccination history for the disease reported
- pregnancy status and expected date of delivery, if the infection can be transmitted during pregnancy or delivery
- other information pertinent to the case
Other phone reporting
- Report Immediately by Telephone: "24-7" Reporting
Certain infectious diseases with particularly critical public health significance are reportable immediately by phone to the Minnesota Department of Health. Staff is available for disease consultation and reporting of those diseases 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Last Updated: 09/18/2024