Purpose
Send all information about patients who meet the clinical and laboratory/imaging criteria for AFM, regardless of laboratory results, to your state or local health department as soon as possible.
Contacts for reporting suspected Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) cases
Contact us to report inaccuracies.
Alabama
- Phone: 334-206-5971
- Report Card website: https://epiweb.adph.state.al.us/redcap/surveys/?s=H37ENP8ADD
Alaska
- Business hours phone: 907-269-8000
- After hours phone: 800-478-0084
- Email: InfDisease@alaska.gov
Arizona
Arkansas
- Business hours contact: 501-537-8969
- After hours contact: 800-554-5738
- Website: https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/communicable-diseases
California
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
Los Angeles County
- Business hours contact: 213-240-7941
- After hours contact: 213-974-1234
- Website: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/acd/Diseases/AFM.htm
Colorado
- Phone: 302-692-2700
- Reporting website: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/AFM
Connecticut
- Business hours contact: 860-509-7929
- After hours contact: 860-509-8000
Delaware
Florida
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.
Georgia
Please go to the Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) webpage for current updates, resources, and reporting information: https://dph.georgia.gov/acute-flaccid-myelitis
Guam
- Website: https://dphss.guam.gov/contact-us-2/
Hawaii
- Disease reporting line (7:45am to 4:30pm HST): (808) 586-4586
- After hours/weekend number: (808) 600-3625, request the Standby Officer
Idaho
- Phone: 800-632-5927
- Fax: 208-332-7307
- Reporting guidelines: www.epi.idaho.gov
Illinois
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
Chicago
- Provider reporting hotline: 312-743-9000 or 311 and ask for the communicable diseases physician on call
Indiana
- Business hours contact: 317-233-7125
- After hours contact: 317-233-1325
Iowa
- Business hours contact: 800-362-2736
- After hours contact: 515-323-4360
Kansas
- EpiHotline: 877-427-7317
- EpiHotline Email:kdhe.epihotline@ks.gov
- Website: https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/1481/Acute-Flaccid-Myelitis
Kentucky
- Kentucky Immunization Branch Phone: 502-564-4478
Louisiana
- Phone: 800-256-2748
Maine
- Website: https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/
Maryland
- Email: mdh.afminfo@maryland.gov
Massachusetts
- Phone: 617-983-6800
Michigan
- Business hours contact: 517-335-8165
Minnesota
- Phone: 651-201-5414
Mississippi
- Business hours contact: 601-576-7725
- After hours contact: 601-576-7400
Missouri
- Primary contact: 573-751-6113
- After hours contact: 800-392-0272
Montana
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.
Nebraska
- Primary contact (including after hours): 402-471-2937
- Website: http://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/AFM.aspx
Nevada
- For Clark County 24/7 phone: 702-759-1300 or fax: 702-759-1414
New Hampshire
- Business hours contact: 603-271-4496
- After hours contact: 603-271-5300
New Jersey
- Primary contact: 609-826-5964
- Website: https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/afm.shtml
New Mexico
- 24/7 Epidemiologist On-Call number: 505-827-0006
New York State
- Weekdays: Bureau of Communicable Disease Control: 518-473-4439
- Evenings, Weekends, and Holidays: 866-881-2809
New York City
- Healthcare provider access line for reporting cases: 866-692-3641
North Carolina
- General communicable disease on-call number (available 24/7): 919-733-3419
North Dakota
- Primary contact: 701-328-2378 or 800-472-2180
Ohio
Oklahoma
- Phone: 405-426-8710
Oregon
Palau
Pennsylvania
- Phone: 1-877-PA-HEALTH
Philadelphia
- Business hours contact: 215-685-6742
- After hours contact: 215-686-4514—ask for Division of Disease Control
Puerto Rico
- Website: https://www.salud.gov.pr/
Rhode Island
- Business hours contact: 401-222-2577
- After hours contact: 401-276-8046
South Carolina
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.
South Dakota
- Phone: 800-592-1861 or 605-773-3737
Tennessee
- Phone: 615-741-7247
Texas
- Phone: 512-776-7676
- Email: AFMTexas@dshs.texas.gov
Houston
- 24/7 Reporting Number: 832-393-5080
- Fax: 832-393-5232
United States Virgin Islands
- Website: https://doh.vi.gov/
Utah
- Business hours contact: 801-538-6191
- After hours contact: 888-EPI-UTAH (Press 0)
Vermont
- Primary contact (Available 24/7): 802-863-7240
Virginia
- Phone: 804-864-8055
Washington, DC
- Website: https://dchealth.dc.gov/
Washington State
- Communicable Disease (available 24/7): 206-418-5500
West Virginia
Contact the on-call epidemiologist:
- During business hours: 304-558-5358 ext. 1
- 24/7 answering service: 304-347-0843
Wisconsin
- Susann Ahrabi-Fard: Susann.Ahrabifard@wisconsin.gov or 608-261-6955
- Thomas Haupt: Thomas.Haupt@dhs.wisconsin.gov or 608 266-5326
Wyoming
- Phone: 877-996-9000