Reportable Disease Surveillance
Reportable Disease Surveillance in Louisiana includes, but is not limited to, the reporting tools below.
- COVID-19 Reporting Guidance (refer to the 2023 Louisiana Health Alert Message 21-21).
- The following COVID-19 conditions should be reported to LDH using a secure online portal at the following link: LDH COVID-19 Priority Events Portal.
- Pediatric respiratory virus-associated mortality: All deaths occurring in individuals <18 years old who have a positive COVID-19, RSV, or influenza lab result (antigen or PCR).
- Pediatric hospitalizations: Hospitalizations in individuals <21 years old who have a positive COVID-19 lab result (antigen, PCR, or antibody). This includes any suspected cases of MIS-C (multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children).
- What are the Reportable Diseases in Louisiana? (one pager)
- Antibiotic Resistance Isolate Submissions Guidance for Hospital Labs
- Specimens required to be submitted to the State Public Health Laboratory (for confirmation)
- Infectious Disease Reporting Information System IDRIS2 - (user manual)
- Disease Report Form 2430 (fillable PDF) or (Word version)
- How to Report an Outbreak
- Louisiana's Administrative Public Health Sanitary Code Title 51 (full text)
Primary Contact Information:
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Contact your Regional Epidemiologist for more assistance. |
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Infectious Disease Surveillance Section |
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| Address: 1450 Poydras Street, Ste. 1641 New Orleans, LA 70112 |
Telephone: (504) 568-8313 |