Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
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Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
Reporting Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy
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What to report
How to report
Who is required to report
More about infectious disease reporting
What to report
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy must be reported to MDH within one working day.
Please report all confirmed or suspected cases of Human TSEs including:
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
- Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD)
- Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Syndrome
- Fatal Familial Insomnia
- Kuru
How to report transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
- 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.
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.
- Persons Required to Report Disease
More information about who is required to report disease.
More about infectious disease reporting
- Infectious Disease Reporting
Find out which infectious diseases must be reported by law in Minnesota, who is required to report diseases, how each disease can be reported, and download the appropriate forms.
Last Updated: 09/17/2024