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
Notifiable Disease Reporting Requirements:
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
- Mail an envelope marked CONFIDENTIAL to the
District
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