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Communicable Diseases (A-Z)

Disease and Case Definition Resource or Form Name Version Date
Acute Flaccid Myelitis Acute Flaccid Myelitis Test Requisition Form - DCH-0583 Jan-19
Acute Flaccid Myelitis Clinical Guidance for the Acute Medical Treatment of AFM Jun-24
Acute Flaccid Myelitis CDC Acute Flaccid Myelitis Fact Sheet Jun-18
Acute Flaccid Myelitis Michigan Acute Flaccid Myelitis Patient Summary Form Jan-23
Acute Flaccid Myelitis Michigan Acute Flaccid Myelitis Patient Summary Form Instructions Aug-22
Acute Flaccid Myelitis CDC Acute Flaccid Myelitis Job Aid for Clinicians Aug-24
Acute Flaccid Myelitis Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Nov-18
Acute Flaccid Myelitis Acute Flaccid Myelitis Case Determination SOP Jul-22
AIDS/HIV HIV & STIs in Michigan Web Page
Amebiasis
Anaplasmosis Provider Information for Ehrlichiosis/Anaplasmosis Aug-13
Anthrax MDHHS/MIDS Anthrax Response Guidelines Nov-03
Arboviral Diseases, neuroinvasive and non-neuroinvasive See EEE or West Nile
Babesiosis Babesiosis Fact Sheet for Public Jul-13
Babesiosis Babesiosis Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers
Jul-13
Babesiosis Babesiosis Gardening Poster Apr-19
Bed Bugs MDHHS Bed Bugs Web Page
Bed Bugs Bed Bugs Tip Sheet Oct-11
Bed Bugs Bed Bugs Letter to Parents Sep-12
Blastomycosis Fungal Disease Flowchart May-12
Blastomycosis Reportable Fungal Diseases Presentation May-12
Botulism - Foodborne Clinical Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Botulism May-21
Botulism - Infant Clinical Overview of Infant Botulism Apr-24
Botulism - Other Clinical Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Botulism May-21
Bovine Tuberculosis MDHHS Bovine Tuberculosis Web Page
Brucellosis Brucellosis Tip Sheet Jun-18
Candida auris (C. auris) Candida auris Case Reporting and Investigation Guidance Feb-23
Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms (CPO) CRE general brochure Jun-22
Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms (CPO) CRE patient and family brochure Jun-22
Carbapenemase-Producting Organisms (CPO) Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms (CPO) Case Reporting and Investigation Guidance Jan-24
Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms (CPO) CRE ELR Guidance Jan-18
Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms (CPO) CDC 2012 and 2015 CRE Toolkit - Guidance for Control of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms (CPO) Interim Guidance for a Health Response to Contain Novel or Targeted Multidrug-resistant Organisms (MDROs)
Campylobacter Campylobacteriosis Tip Sheet Dec-15
Chagas Disease
Chickenpox See Varicella
Chikungunya Michigan Chikungunya Website
Chlamydia (Genital) MDHHS STI Website
Chlamydia (Genital) MDSS STI FAQ and Tips Aug-22
Cholera
Clostridium difficile Clostridium difficile (C. diff) Fact Sheet
Coccidioidomycosis Fungal Disease Flowchart 05/2012
Coccidioidomycosis Reportable Fungal Diseases Presentation 05/2012
Coronavirus MDHHS Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) Standard Operating Procedures / TEAM May-24
Coronavirus COVID-19 MDSS Tip Sheet Aug-21
Coronavirus COVID-19 Cluster/Outbreak Reporting Into MDSS Aggregate Mar-25
Coronavirus CSTE COVID-19 Case Definition Aug-21
Coronavirus Contact Tracing and Case Investigation Realignment Aug-21
Coronavirus Public Guidance for At-Home COVID-19 Testing Dec-21
Coronavirus MDHHS LHD Quarantine Guidance for K-12 Schools Sep-21
Coronavirus Facility Antigen Reporting Form Dec-20
Coronavirus BoL COVID-19 Specimen Collection and Shipping Instructions for LHDs Jul-20
Coronavirus BoL COVID-19 Multiple Sample Requisition Jul-20
Coronavirus MDHHS Recommended Lab Tests for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs) Jan-24
Coronavirus MDHHS COVID-19 Vaccine Resources
Coronavirus nCoV Letter Self Monitoring LHD Template - English Mar-20
Coronavirus nCoV Letter Self Monitoring LHD Template - Simplified Chinese Mar-20
Coronavirus nCoV Letter Self Monitoring LHD Template - Traditional Chinese Mar-20
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease General CJD Fact Sheet Oct-09
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease CJD Fact Sheet for Families of Patients Oct-09
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease CJD Fact Sheet for Physicians and Health Care Workers Oct-09
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease CJD Fact Sheet for Infection Control Practitioners Oct-09
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease CJD Fact Sheet for Funeral Directors Oct-09
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Prion Disease: Information for Health Care and Public Health Professionals Sep-12
Cronobacter (invasive among infants)
Cryptococcosis
Cryptosporidiosis Cryptosporidiosis Fact Sheet Jan-16
Cryptosporidiosis Cryptosporidiosis Tip Sheet for Local Health Departments Jan-16
Cyclosporiasis
Dengue Fever
Diphtheria MDHHS Diphtheria Investigation Guidelines Sep-19
Diphtheria MDHHS Recommended Lab Tests for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs) Jan-24
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) CDC Eastern Equine Encephalitis Website
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) Michigan EEE Website
Ebola MDHHS Ebola Traveler Evaluation and Monitoring (TEAM) Protocol Oct-22
Ehrlichiosis Provider Information for Ehrlichiosis/Anaplasmosis Aug-13
Encephalitis, Viral
Enterovirus Enterovirus Tip Sheet Oct-11
Enterovirus CDC Enterovirus D68 in the United States
Escherichia coli, O157:H7 and all other Shiga toxin positive serotypes E. coli O157 and Shiga-toxin Related Disease Questionnaire
Escherichia coli, O157:H7 and all other Shiga toxin positive serotypes LHD STEC Tip Sheet Feb-18
Flu Like Disease See Influenza
Giardiasis Giardia Letter to Daycare Director Mar-13
Giardiasis Giardia Letter to Parents Mar-13
Gonorrhea MDHHS STI Website
Gonorrhea MDSS STI FAQ and Tips Aug-22
Gonorrhea Documenting Dual Therapy for Uncomplicated Gonorrhea Feb-13
Gonorrhea Resistant Gonorrhea Surveillance Protocol Feb-13
Guillain-Barre Syndrome GBS Tip Sheet Oct-17
H. influenzae Disease - Invasive (Hib, Haemophilus influenzae, Hflu, H flu) MDHHS Hib Investigation Guidelines Sep-19
H. influenzae Disease - Invasive (Hib, Haemophilus influenzae, Hflu, H flu) Haemophilus influenzae Fact Sheet Oct-23
H. influenzae Disease - Invasive (Hib, Haemophilus influenzae, Hflu, H flu) MDHHS Recommended Lab Tests for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs) Jan-24
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease HFMD Letter to Parents Sep-12
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease HFMD Fact Sheet for Parents, Caregivers, and Schools Jun-25
Hantavirus
Head Lice MDHHS Head Lice Manual Aug-13
Head Lice MDHHS Head Lice Materials (Spanish)
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Hemorrhagic Fever
Hepatitis MDHHS Hepatitis Website
Hepatitis A MDHHS Hepatitis A Reporting Requirements
Hepatitis A For Parents: Vaccines for Your Children Jul-17
Hepatitis A Hepatitis A Letter to Parents Sep-12
Hepatitis A Hepatitis A Vaccination Flyer Jun-17
Hepatitis A Hepatitis A Vaccination Flyer (fillable) Jun-17
Hepatitis A Hepatitis A Outbreak in Michigan Website
Hepatitis A Hepatitis A Outbreak - Letter to Providers Jul-17
Hepatitis A Hepatitis A Outbreak - Brochure Feb-18
Hepatitis A Hepatitis A Outbreak - Supplemental Questionnaire May-18
Hepatitis A Hepatitis A Food Worker Checklist Oct-17
Hepatitis A MDHHS Recommended Lab Tests for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs) Jan-24
Hepatitis B, (Acute & Chronic) MDHHS Hepatitis B Website
Hepatitis B, (Acute & Chronic) MDHHS Recommended Lab Tests for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs) Jan-24
Hepatitis B, (Acute & Chronic) MDHHS SSP Website
Hepatitis B, Perinatal MDHHS Perinatal Hepatitis B Website
Hepatitis B, Perinatal MDHHS SSP Website
Hepatitis C (Perinatal, Acute, & Chronic) MDHHS Hepatitis C Website
Hepatitis C (Perinatal, Acute, & Chronic) MDHHS Perinatal Hepatitis C Website
Hepatitis C (Perinatal, Acute, & Chronic) MDHHS SSP Website
Herpes gladiatorum Herpes gladiatorum Fact Sheet Jan-14
Histoplasmosis 2018 MDHHS Histoplasmosis Case Definition Jan-18
Histoplasmosis Histoplasmosis Case Investigation Guidance Jan-18
Histoplasmosis Reportable Fungal Diseases Presentation 05/2012
HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS MDHHS Web Page
Human Metapneumovirus Human Metapneumovirus Fact Sheet May-12
Influenza MDHHS Influenza Website
Influenza MDHHS Bureau of Labs Influenza Website
Influenza Reporting Influenza Surveillance, Reporting and Testing Guidance for Healthcare Providers Oct-24
Influenza Reporting Influenza Surveillance, Reporting and Testing Guidance for Laboratories Oct-24
Influenza Reporting Influenza Surveillance, Reporting and Testing Guidance for Local Health Departments Oct-24
Influenza Reporting MDSS Aggregate Influenza Reporting Guidance Nov-09
Influenza Reporting MDSS Cluster/Outbreak Reporting Guidance Oct-24
Influenza Reporting Reporting Severe and Unusual Cases of Influenza Nov-16
Influenza Reporting Off-Season Influenza Guidance Sep-19
Influenza Testing/Lab Information Influenza Testing Algorithm for 2024-2025 Influenza Season Oct-24
Influenza Testing/Lab Information Influenza Antiviral Resistance Testing Information Oct-20
Influenza Testing/Lab Information Influenza Results Interpretation Table Oct-20
Influenza Testing/Lab Information MDHHS Viral Respiratory Test Requisition Form Jan-19
Influenza Testing/Lab Information Quick Guide for Packaging and Shipping Influenza Specimens to MDHHS BOL Nov-10
Influenza Testing/Lab Information Quick Guide for Making Influenza Specimen Collection Kits Aug-09
Influenza Testing/Lab Information MDHHS Recommended Lab Tests for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs) Jan-24
Influenza - Medical Examiner/Pathologist Guidance Documents Influenza-Related Pediatric Mortality Investigation Guidance for Medical Examiners, Pathologists and Healthcare Providers Oct-24
Influenza - Vaccine/Antivirals Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, United States, 2021-22 Influenza Season (MMWR/CDC)
Influenza - Vaccine/Antivirals Information on Antiviral Medications for Health Professionals (CDC Webpage)
Influenza - Outbreak/Infection Control Influenza and Other Respiratory Virus Outbreak Guidelines for Long Term Care Facilities Oct-24
Influenza - Outbreak/Infection Control Respiratory Virus Outbreaks in Nursing Homes Flow Diagram Oct-24
Influenza - Outbreak/Infection Control Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities (CDC Webpage)
Influenza - Outbreak/Infection Control Viral Respiratory Pathogens Toolkit for Nursing Homes
Influenza - Outbreak/Infection Control Influenza Letter to Parents Sep-12
Influenza - Surveillance Current MI Flu Focus Newsletter
Influenza - CDC CDC Influenza Website
Influenza-Associated Pediatric Mortality Influenza-Related Pediatric Mortality Investigation Guidance for Medical Examiners, Pathologists and Healthcare Providers Oct-24
Influenza-Associated Pediatric Mortality CDC Influenza-Associated Pediatric Mortality Case Report Form Feb-25
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) MDHHS HPAI Monitoring Protocol Mar-25
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Avian Influenza Symptom Monitoring Log (also available in Spanish) Mar-22
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Education for HPAI Exposed Individuals (also available in Spanish) May-23
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) HPAI LHD Checklist for Planning and Response Mar-22
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) HPAI Letter to Healthcare Providers Mar-22
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Standing Orders for Influenza Testing of Persons Potentially Exposed to HPAI Mar-22
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) HPAI Testing at MDHHS Bureau of Labs (BoL) Jun-24
Swine Variant Influenza Swine Variant Influenza Toolkit May-19
Swine Variant Influenza Swine Variant Influenza Toolkit Templates May-19
Swine Variant Influenza and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Novel Influenza A Case Report Form Jun-24
Swine Variant Influenza and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Novel Influenza A Virus Screening Form Jun-24
Kawasaki
Legionellosis Legionellosis Surveillance and Investigation Protocol Aug-21
Legionellosis Building Reopening Guidance Jul-20
Legionellosis Reopening Aquatic Venues Sep-20
Legionellosis Legionnaire's Disease CDC Fact Sheet Jul-16
Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) CDC Page on Leprosy
Leptospirosis
Listeriosis Listeria Immunotherapy Questionnaire Dec-16
Lyme Disease Lyme Disease Reporting Guidelines for MDSS Jan-22
Lyme Disease Lyme Disease Case Report Form (optional tool) Jan-22
Lyme Disease Michigan Lyme Disease Website
Malaria
Measles MDHHS Measles Investigation Guidelines Apr-24
Measles MDHHS Measles Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Apr-25
Measles Measles Tip Sheet Dec-22
Measles Measles Exposure Letter to Parents Mar-13
Measles MDHHS Recommended Lab Tests for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs) Jan-24
Melioidosis Melioidosis Tip Sheet Jun-18
Meningitis - Aseptic Meningitis Viral Letter to Parents Sep-12
Meningitis - Aseptic Viral Meningitis Tip Sheet Apr-23
Meningitis - Bacterial Other Meningitis Unk Etiology Letter to Parents Sep-12
Meningitis - Bacterial Other Bacterial Meningitis Tip Sheet Apr-23
Meningococcal Disease MDHHS Meningococcal Disease Information and Investigation Guidelines Mar-25
Meningococcal Disease Meningococcal Meningitis Letter to Employees Jul-16
Meningococcal Disease Meningococcal Meningitis Letter to Parents Jul-16
Meningococcal Disease Bacterial Meningitis Tip Sheet Apr-23
Meningococcal Disease MDHHS Recommended Lab Tests for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs) Jan-24
MERS-CoV MERS-CoV Guidance for Healthcare and Public Health Providers Jan-25
MERS-CoV MERS-CoV Patient Under Investigation Form Dec-15
MERS-CoV MERS PUI Home Isolation Guidance Jun-17
Mpox (Monkeypox) Investigation of Suspect Cases of Monkeypox Aug-23
Mpox (Monkeypox) Monkeypox Traveler Evaluation and Monitoring (TEAM) Protocol June-22
Mpox (Monkeypox) Monkeypox Vaccine Administration Considerations for LHDs and HCPs Aug-22
Mpox (Monkeypox) Process for Obtaining TPOXX for Treatment of Patients with Monkeypox Infection July-22
Mpox (Monkeypox) MDHHS Recommended Lab Tests for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs) Jan-24
MRSA See Staphylococcus Aureus - MRSA
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) MIS-C MDHHS Web Page
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) MIS-C for Healthcare Providers
Mumps MDHHS Mumps Investigation Guidelines Oct-24
Mumps Mumps Letter to Parents Mar-13
Mumps MDHHS Recommended Lab Tests for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs) Jan-24
Norovirus Norovirus Fact Sheet
Norovirus Guidelines for Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection of Norovirus Apr-23
Norovirus Norovirus Investigations in Long Term Care Facilities
Norovirus Norovirus and Norovirus-Like Illness (NLI) in Michigan Apr-19
Norovirus Norovirus Prevention in Nursing Homes
Norovirus Norovirus Testing Requirements Jun-19
Norovirus Norovirus Letter to Parents Sep-12
Pertussis MDHHS Pertussis Website
Pertussis MDHHS Pertussis Investigation Guidelines Oct-24
Pertussis Pertussis Case Definition Flowchart Aug-14
Pertussis MDHHS Public Health Fact Sheet - Pertussis Oct-08
Pertussis Pertussis - Immunization Action Coalition Q&A
Pertussis Pertussis Tip Sheet Aug-09
Pertussis Pertussis Letter to Parents Mar-13
Pertussis Pertussis Letter to School Staff Mar-13
Pertussis Pertussis Letter to Workplace Mar-13
Pertussis MDHHS Recommended Lab Tests for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs) Jan-24
Plague
Polio MDHHS Polio Investigation Guidelines Sep-19
Polio MDHHS Recommended Lab Tests for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs) Jan-24
Pontiac Fever See Legionellosis
Prion Disease See Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Psittacosis
Q Fever
Q Fever Acute
Q Fever Chronic
Rabies Animal Directions for Collection & Submission of Animal Heads for Rabies Examination Jul-10
Rabies Animal MDHHS Lab - Rabies Test Requisition Form Aug-15
Rabies Animal UPDATED DECISION MAKING FLOWCHART - Michigan Rabies Assessment: When Animals Have Bitten People or Been Exposed Apr-16
Rabies Human UPDATED DECISION MAKING FLOWCHART - Michigan Rabies Assessment: When A Person Has Been Exposed Apr-16
Rabies Human Qualifications for Rabies Vaccine Replacement Program Mar-12
Rabies Human
Rabies Investigation Guidance Rabies Exposure Case Investigation and Reporting Guidance for Local Health Departments Feb-19
Rabies Investigation Guidance Exporting Rabies Exposure Investigations and Animal Bite Reports in the MDSS Feb-19
Rabies Investigation Guidance Rabies Exposure-PEP Reporting: Summary Guidelines Feb-19
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) RSV Letter to Parents Nov-22
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) RSV Tip Sheet Nov-22
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) MDHHS Recommended Lab Tests for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs) Jan-24
Reye Syndrome
Rheumatic Fever
Rubella MDHHS Rubella Investigation Guidelines Sep-19
Rubella Rubella Parent Alert Letter Mar-13
Rubella MDHHS Recommended Lab Tests for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs) Jan-24
Rubella - Congenital
Salmonellosis Extra-Intestinal Salmonella Infection Tip Sheet
Salmonellosis Salmonellosis Letter to Parents Sep-12
Salmonellosis -- Live Poultry and Backyard Flocks Backyard Poultry Exposure Questionnaire for Salmonella Jan-25
Scabies MDHHS Scabies Prevention and Control Manual
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli -- (STEC) E. coli O157 and Shiga-toxin Related Disease Questionnaire
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli -- (STEC) LHD STEC Tip Sheet Feb-18
Shigellosis Shigellosis Letter to Parents Sep-12
Shigellosis ShigellosisChild Care Fact Sheet Jul-16
Spotted Fever (Rickettsia species)
Staphylococcus Aureus - MRSA MRSA - What You Should Know (brochure)
Staphylococcus Aureus - MRSA MRSA - Protect Yourself (poster)
Staphylococcus Aureus - MRSA MRSA Tip Sheet Dec-11
Staphylococcus Aureus - MRSA MRSA Letter to Parents Sep-12
Staphylococcus Aureus - MRSA MRSA LHD to School Letter Sep-12
Staphylococcus Aureus - VISA CDC's Guide: Investigation and Control of Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus Aureus - VRSA CDC's Guide: Investigation and Control of Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus Aureus - VRSA CDC Update Reminds Clinical Laboratories and Healthcare Infection Preventionists of their Role in the Search and Containment of VRSA Jul-10
Streptococcus pneumoniae, Drug Resistant
Streptococcus pneumoniae Updated Streptococcus pneumoniae Reporting Algorithm, March 2010 Mar-10
Streptococcus pneumoniae Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Reporting in Michigan, 2005-2008 Jul-10
Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus pneumoniae Tip Sheet May-12
Streptococcus pneumoniae MDHHS Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Investigation Guidelines Sep-19
Streptococcus pyogenes, Group A, Sterile Sites
Streptococcal Toxic Shock
Syphilis MDHHS STI Website
Syphilis MDSS STI FAQ and Tips Jul-24
Tetanus MDHHS Tetanus Investigation Guidelines Sep-19
Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxic Shock Syndrome Tip Sheet Jul-10
Trichinellosis
Tuberculosis MDHHS TB Web Page
Tuberculosis MDSS TB Reporting Guidelines Nov-15
Tuberculosis Michigan TB Statistics
Tuberculosis Mycobacterium Tip Sheet - Nontuberculous Mycobacterium (NTM), Tuberculosis, Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) Nov-19
Tularemia
Typhoid Fever Typhoid Fever Tip Sheet Sep-22
Varicella MDHHS Varicella Investigation Guidelines Sep-19
Varicella Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Reporting Tip Sheet Jun-15
Varicella Chickenpox Exclusion Letter Dec-19
Varicella Chickenpox Letter to Providers Nov-16
Varicella Shingles Letter to Parents Mar-13
Varicella MDHHS Recommended Lab Tests for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs) Jan-24
Vibriosis - Non Cholera Vibriosis Non-Cholera Tip Sheet Apr-17
VISA See Staphylococcus Aureus - VISA
VRSA See Staphylococcus Aureus - VRSA
West Nile Virus Michigan West Nile Web Page
West Nile Virus West Nile Virus Reporting Flowchart Jul-25
Yellow Fever
Yersiniosis, Non-Pestis Yersiniosis Tip Sheet Dec-24
Zika Virus Updated Laboratory Guidance for Zika Testing May-18