Reportable Diseases and Investigations/ Surveillance

REPORT IMMEDIATELY
The following diseases must be reported immediately to the Ware Board of Health Office (if the case resides in Ware)  by telephone  413.967.9615  or by fax 413.967.9646 and to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health at 617.983.6800(weekdays) After business hours call  MDPH 617.522.3700 (24 hours/7 days)

» Bacterial Meningitis
» Botulism
» Diphtheria
» Haemophilus Influenzae
» Hepatitis A in a Foodhandler
» Measles
» Meningococcal Infection
» Poliomyelitis
» Rabies
» Rubella, Congenital & Non-Congenital
» Tetanus
» Any cluster/outbreak of illness
» Enteric illnes in a foodhandler>
» Any cluster of work-related conditions, regardless of whether or not they are on the reportable list.





Other diseases reportable to the Ware Board of Health (if the  case resides in Ware) by telephone  413.967.9615  or by fax 413.967.9646

» Amebiasis
» Anthrax
» Babesiosi
» Campylobactor Enteritis
» Chicken Pox (Varicella)
» Cholera
» Cryptosporidiosis
» E. Coli O157:H7
» Encephalitis
» Foodborne Poisoning
» Giardiasis
» Hansen's Disease
» Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
» Hepatitis A (Non-Foodhandler)
» Hepatitis B (Acute or Chronic)
» Hepatitis C
» Kawasaki Disease
» Legionellosis
» Leptospirosis
» Listeriosis
» Lyme Disease
» Malaria
» Meningitis (Viral)
» Mumps
» Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
» Psittacosis
» Rabies (Animal)
» Reye Syndrome
» Rheumatic Fever
» Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
» Salmonellosis (Including Typhoid)
» Shigellosis
» Toxic Shock Syndrome
» Toxoplasmosis
» Trichinosis
» Tularemia
» Yellow Fever
» Yersiniosis





Emerging Infections

The following cases of emerging and potentially emerging infections should be reported to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health at 617.983.6800(weekdays) After business hours call  MDPH 617.522.3700 (24 hours/7 days)

» Cyclospora
» Dengue
» Ehrlichiosis
» Group A Streptococcus (Invasive)
» Hantavirus
» Hepatitis E
» Hepatitis G
» Plague
» Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers





The following diseases are to be directly reported to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health:

» AIDS: (617) 983-6560
» Sexually Transmitted Diseases: (617) 983-6952
» Chancroid
» Chlamydial Infections (Genital)
» Genital Warts
» Granuloma Inguinale
» Herpes, Neonatal (onset within 30 days after birth)
» Lymphogranuloma Venereum<
» Opthalmia Neonatorum
A) Gonococcal
B) Other Agents
» Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
A) Gonococcal
B) Other Agents
» Syphilis
» Tuberculosis: 1-888-MASSMTB (24 HOURS/7 DAYS)
» Rabies Post-exposure Prophylaxis: (617) 983-6800





Work Related Injury and Disease
The following work related disease and injuries are reportable to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Contact the Occupation Health Surveillance Program: 617.624.5632.

Occupational Lung Disease

» Asbestosis
» Silicosis
» Beryllium Disease
» Chemical Pneumonitis
» Asthma caused by or aggravated by workplace exposures

Work-Related Heavy Metal Absorption

» Mercury (Blood > 15UG/L; Urine 35 UG/grams Creatinine)
» Cadmium (Blood > 5 UG/L; Urine > 5 UG/grams Creatinine)

Work-Related Acute Chemical Poisoning

» Carbon Monoxide
» Pesticide

Work-Related Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Work-Related Injury to a Person Less Than 18 Years of Age