Disease Reporting and Control - Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, San Francisco Department of Public Health

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Diseases that Must be Reported

Clinicians are legally required to report specific diseases to the San Francisco Department of Public Health. See the list of reportable diseases and learn why it is important to report.

In health care settings, infection control practices are critical to reduce the transmission of infections from one person to another.

San Francisco maintains a 24/7 telephone reporting line to respond to clinician disease reports. Other numbers are also available for public reporting.

Learn about San Francisco activities to monitor, prevent, and control the spread of disease in San Francisco.

The Infect Me Not campaign introduces San Franciscans to healthy habits that prevent the spread of germs and infectious diseases.