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Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
Health Care Provider Information on Waterborne Illness
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Required Disease Reporting
News
Disease-specific Information
Additional information
Required Disease Reporting
- Reporting an Infectious Disease
Healthcare providers are required to report to the Minnesota Department of Health all confirmed or suspected cases of the following:- Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium)
- Enteric Escherichia coli infection
(E. coli O157:H7, other enterohemorrhagic E. coli,
enteropathogenic E. coli, enteroinvasive E. coli) - Free-living Amebic Infections (including Acanthamoeba spp., Naegleria fowleri, Balamuthia spp., Sappina spp.)
- Giardiasis (Giardia lamblia)
- Legionellosis (Legionella)
- Shigellosis (Shigella)
- Illness-related Restrictions for Food Workers and for Children or Staff in a Child Care or Preschool Setting
Cases are subject to restriction on child care/preschool attendance and food handling.
News
- Disease Control Newsletter
The Minnesota Department of Health Disease Control Newsletter (DCN) has been published for over 20 years, including a yearly issue devoted to an annual summary of reported communicable diseases.
Disease-specific information
Required reporting information, clinical features, laboratory diagnosis, treatment, and other clinical information.
Additional information on waterborne illness
Last Updated: 10/05/2022