3.3.05 Obligation to report communicable diseases

1 Purpose and objective

In order to protect the public, some infectious diseases must be reported to the health authorities with the patient's name (mandatory reporting in accordance with Sections 6 and 7 IfSG). The suspicion of illness, the illness itself and death must be reported. According to § 7, the detection of pathogens must be reported.

2 Application

List of notifiable diseases of the RKI from April 2013

3 Editing

9 Systems

1. Notification of diseases by name
2. Notification of pathogens by name
3. Non-named notification Proof of laboratory
4. Notification form NRW swine flu
5. RKI swine flu notification form
6. RKI swine flu survey form

The reporting forms vary depending on the health authority. General versions can be found at the RKI: 
Reporting forms of the RKI