What diseases are classed as notifiable diseases?

List of notifiable diseases

Acute encephalitis.
Acute infectious hepatitis.
Acute meningitis.
Acute poliomyelitis.
Anthrax.
Botulism.
Brucellosis.
Cholera.

What are immediately notifiable diseases?

The immediately notifiable diseases are:

Aino virus infection.
Akabane disease.
Anaplasmosis.
Avian chlamydiosis (C. pscittaci)
Avian encephalomyelitis.
Avian infectious laryngotracheitis.
Bluetongue.
Besnoitiosis.

What are notifiable diseases provide six examples?

Some examples of notifiable diseases are HIV, hepatitis B and C, typhoid, cholera, Ross River and dengue fevers, malaria, sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia and syphilis, as well as conditions which may have been caused by food poisoning like salmonella and listeriosis.

What are the 11 notifiable diseases in childcare?

Schools and child care centres

Diphtheria.
Mumps.
Poliomyelitis.
Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib)
Meningococcal disease.
Rubella (“German measles”)
Measles.
Pertussis (“whooping cough”)

What do you do if you have a notifiable disease?

They must:

Complete a notification form immediately on diagnosis of a suspected notifiable disease.
Send the form securely to the proper officer within three days, or notify them verbally within 24 hours if the case is urgent.

How many notifiable diseases are there?

There are 35 diseases currently classified as ‘notifiable’. When a general practitioner or other doctor in attendance suspects that a patient is suffering from a notifiable disease, he or she is legally required to inform the Director of Public Health.

What is the difference between reportable and notifiable disease?

Reportable diseases are diseases that must be brought to the attention of ISDA immediately, as soon as identified. Notifiable diseases are diseases that must be brought to the attention of ISDA within 48 hours of discovery.

Is strangles a reportable disease?

Strangles, a highly contagious upper respiratory tract disease caused by Streptococcus equi subsp equi, remains one of the most common diseases in horses. As of 2017, strangles is a reportable disease in the United States and many other countries.

Is chlamydia nationally notifiable?

Chlamydia became a nationally notifiable condition in 1995, and the form was modified to support reporting of chlamydia that year. FORM CDC 73.126: Congenital Syphilis (CS) Case Investigation and Reporting.

Is chlamydia a notifiable disease?

Chlamydia is a ‘routine’ notifiable condition and must be notified by pathology services in writing within 5 days of diagnosis. Medical practitioners are not required to notify cases of Chlamydia.

Is the flu a reportable disease?

Influenza-associated deaths among children younger than 18 years of age and human infection with a novel influenza A virus are nationally notifiable conditions reported through the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS).