Disease Investigation Guidelines
These protocols were written to provide technical assistance with local surveillance and disease investigation. They contain not only disease specific information, but also sample letters, investigation forms, and other tools to assist the local public health department.
Disease Protocol Guidelines
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Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)
- AFM Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Acute Flaccid Myelitis Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised March 2022)
- AFM: CDC Patient Summary Form (PDF)
Anthrax
- Anthrax Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Anthrax Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised December 2021)
- Anthrax Worksheet (PDF)
Arboviral Diseases (CE, CHIKV, EEE, SLE, WEE, WNV)
Babesiosis
- Babesiosis Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Babesiosis Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised 5/18)
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Babesiosis Case Report (PDF)
Botulism
- Botulism Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Botulism Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised April 2022)
- Botulism Worksheet (PDF)
Brucellosis
Campylobacter
- Campylobacter Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Campylobacter Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised 09/23)
- Campylobacter Investigation Form (PDF)
Candida Auris
- Candida Auris Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Fact Sheet
- Candida Auris Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised January 2019)
Carbapenem-Resistant Bacteria (CRE, CRPA, CRAB)
- CRE Patient Fact Sheet (PDF)
- CRE Clinician Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Carbapenem-Resistant Bacteria Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised February 2019)
- MDRO Reporting Form (PDF)
Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning
- CO Poisoning Investigation Guideline (PDF) (New May 2021)
Chancroid
- Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Facts
- Chancroid Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised May 2013)
- KS Notifiable Disease (PDF)
Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV)
- Chikungunya CDC Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Arboviral Diseases Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised June 2015)
- Arboviral Investigation Form (PDF)
Chlamydia
- STD Facts
- Chlamydia Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised May 2013)
- KS Notifiable Disease (PDF)
Cholera
- Cholera Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Vibriosis and Cholera Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised 10/23)
- Cholera and Other Vibrio Illness: CDC Surveillance Report (PDF)
Coccidioidomycosis
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- COVID-19 Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised August 2022)
- COVID-19 Investigation Form (PDF)
Cryptosporidiosis
- Cryptosporidiosis Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Cryptosporidiosis Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised April 2023)
- Cryptosporidiosis Investigation Form (PDF)
Cyclosporiasis
Dengue Disease
- Dengue Disease Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Dengue Disease Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised May 2018)
- Dengue Investigation Form (PDF)
Diphtheria
- Diphtheria Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Diphtheria Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised August 2022)
Elevated Blood Lead (EBL)
- EBL Fact Sheet - Child (PDF)
- EBL Fact Sheet - Adult (PDF)
- EBL Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised May 2022)
- Interview Reporting Form (DOCX)
Escherichia Coli 0157
- Escherichia Coli 0157 Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Escherichia Coli 0157 Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised 08/23)
- STEC Investigation Form (PDF)
Ehrlichiosis / Anaplasmosis
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Giardiasis
- Giardiasis Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Giardiasis Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised May 2023)
- Giardia Investigation Form (PDF)
Gonorrhea
Haemophilus Influenzae
- Haemophilus Influenzae Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Haemophilus Influenzae Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised May 2018)
Hansen Disease
- Hansen Disease Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Hansen Disease Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised May 2018)
Hantavirus
- Hantavirus Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Hantavirus Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised May 2018)
- Hantavirus Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Report Form (PDF)
Harmful Algae Bloom
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), Post-Diarrheal
- HUS Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised 8/2023)
- HUS Investigation Form (PDF)
Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis A Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Hepatitis A Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised December 2022)
- Hepatitis A Initial Patient Assessment Form (PDF)
- Hepatitis A Investigation Form (PDF)
Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Hepatitis B Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised May 2013)
- Hepatitis B Acute Investigation Form (PDF)
- Hepatitis B Chronic Investigation Form (PDF)
Hepatitis B, Pregnancy
- Hepatitis B (Pregnancy) Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Hepatitis B, Perinatal Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Hepatitis B (Pregnancy) Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised December 2022)
- Hepatitis B Pregnancy Event Investigation Form (PDF)
Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Hepatitis C Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised July 2022)
- Hepatitis C Investigation Form (PDF)
Hepatitis E
Histoplasmosis
- Histoplasmosis Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised November 2018)
- Histoplasmosis Worksheet (PDF)
HIV / AIDS
Influenza, Avian
- Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5: Public Health Guidelines for Kansas (PDF) (Revised June 2015)
- Influenza, Avian Investigation Form (PDF)
Influenza Deaths, Children Less Than 18 Years
- Influenza-Associated Pediatric Deaths Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised May 2018)
- Influenza Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Case Report (PDF)
Influenza, Novel & Pandemic
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Legionellosis
- Legionellosis Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Legionellosis Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised January 2020)
- Legionellosis Investigation Form (PDF)
Leptospirosis
- Leptospirosis Fact Sheet
- Leptospirosis Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised July 2021)
- Leptospirosis Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Case Report (PDF)
Listeriosis
- Listeriosis Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Listeriosis Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised June 2019)
- Listeriosis Investigation Form (PDF)
Lyme Disease
Malaria Disease
- Malaria Disease Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Malaria Disease Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised May 2018)
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Malaria Report Form (PDF)
Measles
- Measles Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Measles Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised May 2018)
- Measles Worksheet (PDF)
- Measles Investigation Form (PDF)
Meningitis
- Meningitis Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised March 2023)
Meningococcal
- Meningococcal Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Meningococcal Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised March 2023)
- Meningococcal Worksheet (PDF)
Mpox
- Mpox Disease Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised 12/2022)
- Mpox webpage
Mumps
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Paratyphoid Fever
- Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised June 2019)
Pertussis
- Pertussis Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Pertussis Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised June 2022)
- Pertussis Initial Patient Assessment Form (PDF)
- Pertussis Investigation Form (PDF)
Plague
- Plague Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Plague Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised January 2020)
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Plague Report Form (PDF)
Poliomyelitis
- Poliomyelitis Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Poliomyelitis Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised March 2023)
Psittacosis
- Psittacosis Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Psittacosis Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised May 2018)
Q Fever
- Q Fever Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Q Fever Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised May 2018)
Salmonellosis
- Salmonellosis Fact Sheet
- Salmonellosis Investigation Guideline (Revised 8/23)
- Salmonella Investigation Form
SARS
- SARS Fact Sheet
- SARS Investigation Guideline (Revised 5/18)
- Screening Form
Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli (STEC)
Shigellosis
- Shigellosis Fact Sheet
- Shigellosis Investigation Guideline (Revised 09/23)
- Shigella Investigation Form
Smallpox
Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever)
- Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis Fact Sheet
- Tickborne Disease Investigation Guideline (Revised 1/20)
- TBRD Investigation Form
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome
Streptococcus Pneumoniae, Invasive
- Streptococcus Pneumoniae, Invasive Fact Sheet
- Streptococcus Pneumoniae, Invasive Investigation Guideline (Revised 5/21)
Syphilis
- STD Facts
- Syphilis Investigation Guideline (Revised 5/13)
Tetanus
- Tetanus Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Tetanus Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised January 2019)
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Reporting Form (PDF)
Tickborne Disease
- Ehrlichiosis Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Tickborne Disease Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised January 2020)
- TBRD Investigation Form (PDF)
Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Toxic Shock Syndrome Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Toxic Shock Syndrome Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised May 2018)
- Toxic Shock Syndrome Worksheet (PDF)
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) or Prion Disease
- TSE Fact Sheet (DOC)
- TSE Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised May 2018)
- TSE Investigation Form (PDF)
Trichinosis
- Trichinosis Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Trichinosis Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised 10/23)
- Trichinosis Worksheet (PDF)
Tuberculosis
- Active TB Investigation Guideline (PDF) (New September 2021)
- Latent TB Investigation Guideline (PDF) (New January 2022)
- KDHE Case Report (PDF)
- KDHE Contact Report (PDF)
Tularemia
- Tularemia Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Tularemia Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised January 2023)
- CDC Tularemia Report Form (PDF)
Typhoid Fever
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Varicella
- Varicella Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Varicella Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised May 2022)
- Varicella (Chickenpox) Reporting Form (PDF) (for medical, school and daycares)
- Varicella Investigation Form (PDF)
Vibriosis
- Vibriosis Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Vibriosis and Cholera Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised 10/23)
- Cholera and Other Vibrio Illness: Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Surveillance Report (PDF)
Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHF)
- VHF Fact Sheet (DOC)
- VHF Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised March 2022)
West Nile Virus (WNV)
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Yellow Fever
Zika Virus (ZIKV)
- ZIKV Fact Sheet
- ZIKV Investigation Guideline (PDF) (Revised October 2018)
- ZIKV Investigation Form (PDF)