Disease Reporting

Disease reporting enables public health follow-up for patients and helps identify outbreaks.  This is particularly important to do in a timely way for any disease or condition that may require immediate public health intervention.  Disease reporting also provides a better understanding of disease trends and patterns in Georgia to support program and policy decision-making and resource allocation.  All Georgia physicians, laboratories, and other health care providers are required by law ( OCGA 31-12-2 ) to report patients with the conditions listed under Notifiable Disease Reporting Requirements . Both laboratory confirmed and clinical diagnoses are reportable within the specified time interval.

Notifiable Disease Reporting Requirements:

• General Reporting Requirements
• Specific HIV/AIDS Reporting Instructions
• Reporting Cancer and Benign Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors Information
• Emerging Infections Program Reporting 

How to Report Notifiable Diseases:

To Report Immediately

• Call or fax to the Reporting Contacts at the District Health Office
• Call 1-866-PUB-HLTH (1-866-782-4584)

To Report Within 7 Days

• Report cases electronically through the State Electronic Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (SENDSS)
• Complete a Notifiable Disease Report Form and
  • Mail an envelope marked CONFIDENTIAL to the District Health Office , or
  • Fax to the Reporting Contacts at the District Health Office

SendSS (State Electronic Notifiable Disease Surveillance System)

Notifiable diseases and health conditions can be reported through our electronic disease surveillance system, SendSS.  Register or log-in to submit through SendSS.

Problems Reporting

• HIV/AIDS
  • Call 1-800-827-9769
• All other Notifiable Diseases
  • Call your Reporting Contacts at a County Health Department or District Health Office
  • Call the Department of Public Health at 404-657-2588