State and Local AFM Contacts for Clinicians

• Phone: 334-206-5971
• Report Card website: https://epiweb.adph.state.al.us/redcap/surveys/?s=H37ENP8ADD

• Business hours phone: 907-269-8000
• After hours phone: 800-478-0084
• Email:  InfDisease@alaska.gov

• Website: https://www.azdhs.gov/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/index.php#resources-county

• Business hours contact: 501-537-8969
• After hours contact: 800-554-5738
• Website: https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/communicable-diseases

Please contact the local health department first to report suspected cases of AFM or to obtain approval for testing. If the local health department cannot be reached contact the state health department at the number below.

• Primary contact: 510-620-3737
• Website: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/Acute-Flaccid-Myelitis.aspx

• Phone: 302-692-2700
• Reporting website: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/AFM

• Business hours contact: 860-509-7929
• After hours contact: 860-509-8000

• Website: https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/contact.html

Please contact your county health department first to report a suspected AFM person under investigation: https://www.floridahealth.gov/diseases-and-conditions/disease-reporting-and-management/chd-epi-contacts/. If the county health department cannot be reached, contact the state health department at 850-245-4401.

Please go to the Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) webpage for current updates, resources, and reporting information: https://dph.georgia.gov/acute-flaccid-myelitis

• Website: https://dphss.guam.gov/contact-us-2/

• Disease reporting line (7:45am to 4:30pm HST): (808) 586-4586
• After hours/weekend number: (808) 600-3625, request the Standby Officer

• Phone: 800-632-5927
• Fax: 208-332-7307
• Reporting guidelines: www.epi.idaho.gov

Please contact your local health department (https://dph.illinois.gov/contact-us/regional-health-departments.html) first for consultation. If the local health department cannot be reached contact the state health department at the numbers below.

• Business hours contact: 217-782-2016
• After hours contact: 800-782-7860

• Business hours contact: 317-233-7125
• After hours contact: 317-233-1325

• Business hours contact: 800-362-2736
• After hours contact: 515-323-4360

• EpiHotline: 877-427-7317
• EpiHotline Email:kdhe.epihotline@ks.gov
• Website: https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/1481/Acute-Flaccid-Myelitis

• Kentucky Immunization Branch Phone: 502-564-4478

• Phone: 800-256-2748

• Website: https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/

• Email: mdh.afminfo@maryland.gov

• Phone: 617-983-6800

• Business hours contact: 517-335-8165

• Phone: 651-201-5414

• Business hours contact: 601-576-7725
• After hours contact: 601-576-7400

• Primary contact: 573-751-6113
• After hours contact: 800-392-0272

Please contact your local health department first: https://dphhs.mt.gov/publichealth/FCSS/countytribalhealthdepts. If you are unable to reach your local public health department, contact the DPHHS Communicable Disease Epidemiology section to assist: 406-444-0273.

• Primary contact (including after hours): 402-471-2937
• Website: http://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/AFM.aspx

• For Clark County 24/7 phone: 702-759-1300 or fax: 702-759-1414

• Business hours contact:  603-271-4496
• After hours contact:  603-271-5300

• Primary contact: 609-826-5964
• Website: https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/afm.shtml

• 24/7 Epidemiologist On-Call number: 505-827-0006

• Weekdays: Bureau of Communicable Disease Control: 518-473-4439
• Evenings, Weekends, and Holidays: 866-881-2809

• General communicable disease on-call number (available 24/7): 919-733-3419

• Primary contact: 701-328-2378 or 800-472-2180

• Website: https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odh/home

• Phone: 405-426-8710

• Website: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PHD/Pages/Contact-Us.aspx

• Website: https://www.palauhealth.org/MOHpages/MOHServices1.aspx

• Phone: 1-877-PA-HEALTH

• Website: https://www.salud.gov.pr/

• Business hours contact: 401-222-2577
• After hours contact: 401-276-8046

Please contact the regional public health office at https://www.scdhec.gov/sites/default/files/Library/CR-009025.pdf or the statewide DHEC emergency contact number: 888-847-0902.

• Phone: 800-592-1861 or 605-773-3737

• Phone: 615-741-7247

• Phone: 512-776-7676
• Email: AFMTexas@dshs.texas.gov

• Website: https://doh.vi.gov/

• Business hours contact: 801-538-6191
• After hours contact: 888-EPI-UTAH (Press 0)

• Primary contact (Available 24/7): 802-863-7240

• Phone: 804-864-8055

• Website: https://dchealth.dc.gov/

• Communicable Disease (available 24/7): 206-418-5500

Contact the on-call epidemiologist:

• During business hours: 304-558-5358 ext. 1
• 24/7 answering service: 304-347-0843

• Susann Ahrabi-Fard: Susann.Ahrabifard@wisconsin.gov or 608-261-6955
• Thomas Haupt: Thomas.Haupt@dhs.wisconsin.gov or 608 266-5326

• Phone: 877-996-9000