20 CAR pt. 1025, Appendix A
The following are the more common reportable diseases which occur with moderate frequency in Arkansas:
| Gonorrhea | Hepatitis (A, B, C, or E) viruses |
|---|---|
| Measles (Rubeola) | Meningitis (all types) |
| Mumps | Rubella |
| Salmonellosis (including Typhoid fever) | Shigellosis |
| Syphilis | Tuberculosis |
| Whooping Cough (pertussis) |
The following are less common reportable diseases that occur with low frequency in Arkansas
| *AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) | * Leprosy |
|---|---|
| Amebiasis | * Leptospirosis |
| ANTHRAX | * Lyme Disease |
| *Aseptic Meningitis | Lymphogranuloma Venereum |
| Blastomycosis* | * Malaria |
| Hemophilus BOTUILISM | Meningitis, |
| *Brucellosis | Influenza Type B |
| Campylobacter Enteritis | * Meningococcal infection |
| Chancroid | Mumps |
| CHOLERA | Pesticide Poisoning |
| Coccidioidomycosis | PLAGUE |
| *Congenital Rubella Syndrome | * POLIOMYELITIS |
| DIPHTHERIA | * Psittacosis (Ornithosis) |
| Encephalitis (all types) | Q Fever |
| FOOD POISONINGS (all types) | RABIES |
| Giardiasis | * Relapsing Fever |
| Gonococcal Ophthalmia | * Reyes Syndrome |
| Granuloma Inguinale | Rheumatic Fever |
| *Guillain - Barre Syndrome | * Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever |
| HIV [Human Immunol Deficiency Virus by (name and address)] | SMALL POX Histoplasmosis * Tetanus |
| Influenza | * Toxic Shock Syndrome |
| *Kawasaki Disease | Toxoplasmosis |
| *Legionellosis | * Trichinosis |
| * Tularemia | |
| TYPHUS FEVER | |
| YELLOW FEVER |
*The reporting physician will be contacted for additional information.
Individual cases to be reported only when laboratory testing has determined the viral type.
The diseases in capital letters are to be brought to the immediate attention of the State Epidemiologist when suspected.
Reporting data shall include:
a. Name and location of reporting person; b. Disease or suspected disease and date of onset; c. Name, age, sex, address, and phone number of patient (please spell patient's name); and d. Name of patient's physician.
The following diseases are also of public health importance and should be reported whenever there is an unusual incidence or outbreak (including seasonal). It is necessary to report 1) the physician's name and location, 2) the suspected disease, and 3) the number of cases and interval during which the cases
were seen:
Acute respiratory disease
Chicken pox
Conjunctivitis
Dermatophytosis (ringworm)
Enteropathogenic E. Coli Diarrhea
Epidemic Diarrhea of unknown cause
Gastroenteritis
Herpangina
Hospital acquired infections
Infectious Mononucleosis
Influenza (estimate number)
Pediculosis
Pleurodynia
Pneumonia (bacterial, Mycoplasma, viral)
Staphylococcal-Infections
Streptococcal-Infections
The following occupational diseases also shall be reported:
Asbestosis
Silicosis
Byssinosis
Mesothelioma
Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis
FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE CONTACT THE LOCAL COUNTY HEALTH UNIT.