Disease Reporting for Providers

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Our goal is to prevent and control the spread of communicable disease in our community. Health professionals play a critical role in disease control by reporting certain communicable diseases to public health entities to help stop the spread of disease.

 

Disease Reporting Contact Information

Kansas Department of Health and Environment:

  • KDHE Epidemiology Hotline: 877-427-7317 (Answered 24/7)
  • KDHE Fax* Number: 877-427-7318

Wyandotte County Public Health Department:

*If you are faxing information on latent TB infection or another 24-hour reportable condition, please use the Kansas Notifiable Disease Reporting Form. For 4-hour reportable diseases (including confirmed or suspected active TB), please call first instead of faxing, if possible.

Disease Reporting Requirements

The state of Kansas has outlined in statutes and regulations (K.S.A 65-118, 65-128, 65-6001 through 65-6007, and K.A.R. 28-1-1 through K.A.R. 28-1-23) that certain diseases and conditions require a public health response. These diseases and conditions summarized in the Kansas Notifiable Disease List(PDF, 124KB) must be reported to public health by hospitals, healthcare providers, laboratories and other health entities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also provides a list of Nationally Notifiable Diseases and their definitions.

KDHE: Disease Reporting for Health Professionals

What We Do

Disease investigators at the Wyandotte County Public Health Department follow up on individual reports of most of these diseases for Wyandotte County residents and outbreaks associated with facilities or events in Wyandotte County. After receiving a report, our staff determines if the report is truly a ‘case’ of the disease. Steps include reviewing laboratory results, obtaining information from the healthcare provider, interviewing the person who may have the disease or condition, and checking other sources as needed. Our investigators try to identify ways the person may have gotten the disease and find out if other people have become ill and take action to prevent further spread.

Our communicable disease control program also routinely monitors disease trends.

Animal Bite Management and Rabies

Rabies is a viral disease that is deadly if people do not receive medical care before symptoms start. Rabies is spread to humans primarily through bites or scratches from an infected animal.

If you are a healthcare provider, veterinarian, or animal control officer who has identified a suspected case of rabies, please contact the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Epidemiology Hotline at 877-427-7317 within 4 hours. Learn more on the KDHE website.

If you are a member of the public and you think you've had a rabies exposure, contact your healthcare provider or your local or state health department immediately to see if you need medical care. You may need to go to the nearest emergency department for a rabies vaccine.

See health department contact information below:

Learn more: CDC information on rabies

Please note: The Wyandotte County Public Health Department does not conduct animal rabies testing nor does it provide the rabies vaccine.

According to KDHE, the Kansas State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory conducts animal rabies testing for the state.

Foodborne Illness

Investigating foodborne illness is a team effort in Wyandotte County. Depending on the situation, the response may involve the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the Kansas Department of Agriculture, and the Wyandotte County Public Health Department's Communicable Disease Control and Environmental Health programs.

Reporting

Use the Food Safety Kansas Online Reporting Form below to report and find contact information for Kansas. Or call the Communicable Disease Control Program at (913) 573-6712 to speak with a disease investigator.

Report a Food-related Illness or Complaint

Related Information

 

Reporting Forms

 

Kansas State Statute and Administrative Regulations

Kansas State Statute (K.S.A)

K.S.A 65-118, 65-128, 65-6001 through 65-6007 — Public Health

Kansas Administrative Regulations (K.A.R)

K.A.R. 28-1-1 through 28-1-23 — Infectious or Contagious Diseases & Conditions

 

Report Diseases

Kansas Department of Health and Environment:

  • KDHE Epidemiology Hotline: 877-427-7317 (Answered 24/7)
  • KDHE Fax* Number: 877-427-7318

Wyandotte County Public Health Department:

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