All clinically suspect, as well as lab-confirmed, cases of reportable diseases should be reported to the Sedgwick County Health Department.
Public Health Regulations for the Isolation and Quarantine of Infectious and Contagious Diseases–Childcare and Adult Care Facilities and Schools (updated Nov. 2024)
Print a poster of Reportable Diseases for Medical Providers
Print a poster of Reportable Diseases for Schools and Licensed Child Care Facilities
Report Diseases (except sexually transmitted infections, HIV, and tuberculosis) using one of the following methods:
- Complete the online, Electronic Notifiable Disease Reporting Form
- Call the Sedgwick County Epidemiology Hotline: 316-660-5555
- Fax the Notifiable Disease Form to the 24-hour fax line: 316-660-5550.
- If the report is a person with suspect or confirmed pertussis, fax the Pertussis Report Form.
- Mail the Notifiable Disease Form to the SCHD epidemiology section, 1900 E. 9th St, Wichita, KS 67214.
If you have general disease reporting or disease surveillance questions, email DiseaseReporting@sedgwick.gov.
Report Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and HIV
- Complete the online Kansas STI Case Report Form and email DiseaseReporting@sedgwick.gov
- Fax the Kansas STI Case Report Form to 316-660-4914
- Mail the Kansas STI Case Report Form to the STI section, 2716 W. Central, Wichita, KS 67203
- Health care providers may call the STI hotline at 660-1783.
Report Tuberculosis (TB)
- Complete the Kansas Reportable Disease Form and fax it to the division of health tuberculosis clinic at 316-660-5274.
- Health Care Providers may contact the Sedgwick County Health Department Tuberculosis Control Program clinic by calling 316-660-7450. You can also send an email to the clinic at tbdiseasereport@sedgwick.gov.
- Read a fact sheet about tuberculosis
- Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website for more information about TB.
Report School Absentees
School nurses may use the School Illness Reporting Site (requires a password) to report absenteeism. This system allows local schools and the health department to track disease trends.