Report a Disease
Report A Disease
Per Oregon State Statutes, physicians are required to report all clinically suspect cases, including unconfirmed cases with pending lab results. See below for reportable diseases and timeframes for reporting.
For Deschutes County Residents:
- Reporting Line: (541) 322-7418 (24/7/365)
- HIV/STI Specific Reporting: (541) 322-7155 (Business Hours)
- Confidential Fax: (541) 322-7618
For Crook County Residents:
- Reporting Line: (541) 447-5165 (24/7/365)
For Jefferson County Residents:
- Reporting Line: (541) 475-4456 (Business Hours)
- After Hours: (541) 475-2201
If the patient resides outside of the Central Oregon area; Local Health Department Numbers in Oregon.
Remember: All reports should be made to the patient's local health department. Reports on patients who are out-of-state residents can be made to the patients local health department or directly to the Oregon Health Authority by phone at; (971) 673-1111 or fax at (971) 673-1101.
Please include the following information when calling to report:
Patient: name, date of birth
Patients contact information: home phone, work phone, address
Disease
Method of diagnosis
Date of onset
Lab test results
Attending physician and phone number, comments
To Report a Possible Food Poisoning/Restaurant Concern or Animal Bite, please visit Report a public health concern
Immediately, Day or Night:
For any immediately notifiable reportable diseases/conditions call the 365/24/7 Reporting line listed above.
Known or Suspected Disease Outbreaks
- Any known or suspected disease outbreak, including any outbreak associated with health care, regardless of whether the disease, infection, microorganizem, or condition is specified in this list
Uncommon Illness
- Any uncommon illness of potential public health significance
Specified Infections, diseases, microorganisms and conditions
- Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)
- Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis
- Botulism (Clostridium botulinum)
- Brucellosis (Brucella)
- Cholera (Vibrio cholerae O1, O139, or toxigenic)
- Diptheria (Corynebacterium diphtheriae)
- Eastern equine encephalitis
- Glanders (Burkholderia mallei)
- Hemorrhagic fever caused by viruses of the filovirus (e.g., Ebola, Marburg) or arenavirus (e.g., Lassa, Machupo) families
- Influenza (novel)
- Marine intoxication (intoxication caused by marine microorganisms or their by-products (e.g., paralytic shellfish poisoning, domoic acid intoxication, ciguatera, scombroid)
- Measles (rubeola)
- Melioidosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei)
- Plague (Yersinia pestis)
- Poliomyelitis
- Q fever (Coxiella burnetii)
- Rabies (human)
- Rubella
- SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and infection by SARS-coronavirus)
- Smallpox (variola)
- Tularemia (Francisella tularensis)
- Typhus, louse-borne (Rickettsia prowazekii)
- Yellow fever
Within 24 Hours (Including Weekends and Holidays)
- Haemophilus influenzae (any invasive disease; for laboratories; any isolation or identification from a normally sterile site)
- Neisseria meningitidis (any invasive diease; for laboratories, any isolation or identification from a normally sterile site)
- Persticide poisoning
Within One Local Public Health Authority Working Day
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After a Disease is Reported
The Department of Public Health is mandated to control the spread of these diseases. Our epidemiologists, nurses, and other investigative staff keep track of the number of cases of each disease in our county.
For many illnesses, such as bacterial meningitis, whooping cough, hepatitis and other vaccine preventable diseases as well as enteric illnesses, we assure that preventative or prophylactic treatment is provided to contacts and we exclude persons at risk of spreading disease from school, work or childcare. We also assist the public by providing recommendations for controlling disease spread or exposure in many different settings, and monitor disease patterns in order to stop transmission.
