Physicians, hospitals, and laboratories are required by law to submit reports of communicable disease and other situations that pose a threat to the public health. The following pages provide information regarding reporting requirements and include report forms that can be printed and used to submit reports. The complete Communicable Disease Regulations are available online at http://www.dhhs.ne.gov/reg/t173.htm.
Douglas County physicians, hospitals, and laboratories, submit reports to:
Douglas County Health Department
1819 Farnam Street--Room 401
Omaha, NE 68183-0401
*STD Section
(gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, etc.)
Phone: 402-444-7750
Fax: 402-444-3797 |
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*Epidemiology Section
(all others, including enterics, hep. B, HIV/AIDS)
Phone: 402-444-7214
Fax: 402-444-3287 |
Lancaster County physicians, hospitals, and laboratories, submit reports to:
Communicable Disease Coordinator
Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department
3140 "N" St.
Lincoln, NE 68510-1514
Telephone: 402-441-8053
FAX: 402-441-6205
All other counties' physicians, hospitals, and laboratories submit reports to:
Communicable Disease
NE DHHS - Division of Public Health
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
Telephone: 402-471-2937
FAX: 402-471-3601
Special Microbiology Requisition - Nebraska Public Health Laboratory
Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Monthly Report
Health Care Provider Confidential Communication
(includes listing of Reportable Diseases, Poisonings, Organisms and Events)
Laboratory Summary of Reportable Diseases, Poisonings, and Organisms
(includes listing of Reportable Diseases, Poisonings, Organisms and Events)
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