(Hawaii Administrative Rules Chapter 11-156)
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Reporting Categories
- Urgent: Diseases labeled “Urgent” shall be reported by telephone as soon as a provisional diagnosis is established and shall be followed by a written report submitted by mail or fax within three (3) days to the program office as indicated below.
- Routine: Report by mail, telephone, or fax to the Disease Investigation Branch on O’ahu, or to the appropriate District Health Offices noted below.
- Routine/Enteric: Report by telephone as soon as a working diagnosis is established if the individual case is a FOODHANDLER, DIRECT CARE PROVIDER, or PRE-SCHOOL AGED CHILD.
- Confidential: Diseases labeled “Confidential” shall be reported by mail or telephone within three working days to the appropriate program noted below.
- Upon request: Disease shall be reported to the Disease Investigation Branch upon request
| DISEASE | REPORTING CATEGORY | REPORT TO* |
|---|---|---|
| Anthrax | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Botulism, Foodborne | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Brucellosis | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Cholera | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Congenital Rubella Syndrome | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Dengue Fever | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Diphtheria | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Encephalitis, Meningitis, Arboviral (Alpha viruses [e.g., California Serogroup, Eastern equine, Western equine, Venezuelan equine, Chikungunya virus disease], Flavivirus [Powassan, West Nile, Japanese encephalitis]) | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Fish Poisoning (ciguatera, scombroid, or hallucinogenic) | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Foodborne illness: 2 or more ill persons having eaten: (a) a common food, or (b) at a place in common | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Glanders | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Haemophilus influenzae Serotype b (meningitis, bacteremia, epiglottitis, pneumonia, or isolation from a normally sterile site) | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Hantavirus Disease | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Hepatitis A - Also report liver function tests (AST, ALT) conducted at the same time a=for all patients who are HAV IgM positive | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Influenza (Laboratory confirmed cases and outbreaks) | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Legionellosis | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Measles (rubeola) | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Melioidosis | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Meningococcal Disease (meningitis, meningococcemia, or isolation from a normally sterile site) | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Pertussis | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Plague | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Poliomyelitis | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Psittacosis | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Q Fever | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Rabies | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Rubella (German Measles) | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Smallpox | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Tularemia | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Typhoid Fever | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Viral hemorrhagic fevers (Filoviruses [e.g., Ebola, Marburg], and Arenaviruses [e.g., Lassa, Machupo]) | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| West Nile Virus Fever | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Yellow Fever | Urgent | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Botulism, wound or infant | Routine | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Chickenpox - varicella (report individual cases) | Routine | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Cyclosporiasis | Routine | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Enterococcus, Vancomycin-resistant | Routine | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Filariasis | Routine | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Hepatitis B (acute and chronic) - Also report liver function tests (AST, ALT) conducted at the same time for all patients who are anti-HCV positive | Routine | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Hepatitis C (acute) - Also report liver function tests (AST, ALT) conducted at the same time for all patients who are anti-HCV positive | Routine | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Hepatitis E - Also report liver function tests (AST, ALT) conducted at the same time for all patients who are anti-HCV positive | Routine | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Leptospirosis | Routine | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Malaria | Routine | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Mumps | Routine | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Pneumococcal disease (meningitis, bacteremia, or isolation from a normally sterile site) | Routine | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Streptococcal disease, Group A (beta hemolytic, invasive disease including Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome, necrotizing fasciitis, or isolation from a normally sterile site, but not including pharyngitis) | Routine | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Tetanus | Routine | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Toxoplasmosis | Routine | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Trichinosis | Routine | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Typhus (louse, flea, mite-borne) | Routine | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Amebiasis | Routine/Enteric | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Campylobacteriosis | Routine/Enteric | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Cryptosporidiosis | Routine/Enteric | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Escherichia coli O157 | Routine/Enteric | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Giardiasis | Routine/Enteric | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) | Routine/Enteric | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Hemorrhagic colitis due to E. coli , any strain or serotype | Routine/Enteric | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Listeriosis | Routine/Enteric | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Norovirus (NoV) (Report laboratory confirmed cases and outbreaks) | Routine/Enteric | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Salmonellosis (other than typhoid) | Routine/Enteric | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Shigellosis | Routine/Enteric | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Vibrosis (other than cholera) | Routine/Enteric | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Yersiniosis | Routine/Enteric | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Angiostrongyliasis | Upon Request | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Hepatitis C (chronic) - Also report liver function tests (AST, ALT) conducted at the same time for all patients who are anti-HCV positive | Upon Request | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Influenza -like illness | Upon Request | Disease Investigation Branch |
| MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ) | Upon Request | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Vancomycin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ) VRSA | Upon Request | Disease Investigation Branch |
| Tuberculosis | Urgent | Tuberculosis Control Program |
| Chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis) | Confidential | STD Prevention Program |
| Gonococcal Disease (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) | Confidential | STD Prevention Program |
| Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) | Confidential | STD Prevention Program |
| Syphilis | Confidential | STD Prevention Program |
| Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (CDC Case Definition) | Confidential | HIV/AIDS Surveillance Program |
| HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) | Confidential | HIV/AIDS Surveillance Program |
| Hansen's Disease | Routine | Hansen's Disease Community Program |
*REPORT TO:
Disease Investigation Branch
O’ahu
Phone: (808) 586-4586
Fax: (808) 586-4595
After hours on Oahu (Physician’s Exchange): (808) 600-3625 or Toll Free 1-800-360-2575
Hawai’i
Phone: (808) 933-0912
Fax: (808) 933-0400
Kaua’i
Phone: (808) 241-3563
Fax: (808) 241-3480
Maui
Phone: (808) 984-8213
Fax: (808) 243-5141
After hours, weekends, and holidays report to: 1-800-360-2575
Tuberculosis Control Program
1700 Lanakila Avenue, Ground Floor, Honolulu, HI 96817, Attn: Registry – Confidential
Phone: (808) 832-3534
Fax: (808) 832-5624
STD Prevention Program
Download the STI Case Report Form (PDF)
3627 Kilauea Avenue, Room 304, Honolulu, HI 96816
Phone: (808) 733-9281
Fax: (808) 733-9291
For more information about reporting sexually transmitted infections, visit the Harm Reduction Services Branch website.
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Program (Confidential)
Download the Adult HIV Case Report Form (PDF)
Download the Pediatric HIV Case Report Form (PDF)
Download the HIV Case Report Attachment (PDF) – for adult and pediatric reporting
3627 Kilauea Avenue, Room 306, Honolulu, HI 96816
Phone: (808) 733-4079
For more information about reporting HIV/AIDS, visit the Harm Reduction Services Branch website.
Hansen’s Disease Community Program
3627 Kilauea Avenue Room 102, Honolulu, HI 96816
Phone: (808) 733-9831
Fax: (808) 733-9836
Last Reviewed: November 2023