Health Department

Report a Disease

All clinically suspect, as well as lab-confirmed, cases of reportable diseases should be reported to the Sedgwick County Health Department.

Print a poster of Reportable Diseases for Clinicians.

Print a poster of Reportable Diseases for School Nurses.

Report Diseases (except STDs, HIV and TB)

• Complete the online  Notifiable Disease Reporting Form or email diseasereport@sedgwick.gov

• Call the 24-hour hotline: 316-660-5555

• Fax the Kansas Notifiable Disease Form to the 24-hour fax line: 316-660-5550

• Mail the Kansas Notifiable Disease Form to the SCHD epidemiology section, 1900 E. 9th St., Wichita, KS 67203

Report Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and HIV

• Complete the online  Notifiable Disease Reporting Form or email diseasereport@sedgwick.gov

• Fax the Kansas Notifiable Disease Form to 316-660-4914

• Mail the Kansas Notifiable Disease Form to the STD section, 2716 W. Central, Wichita, KS 67203

• Health care providers may call the STD section at 660-7369

Report Tuberculosis (TB)

• Complete the infection and disease form and fax it to the health department tuberculosis clinic at 316-267-2583.

• Health Care Providers may contact the Sedgwick County Health Department Tuberculosis Control Program clinic by calling 316-660-7450. You can also send an email to the clinic at tbdiseasereport@sedgwick.gov.

• Read a fact sheet about tuberculosis

• Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website for more information about TB.

Report School Absentees

School nurses may use the School Illness Reporting Site (requires a password) to report absenteeism.  This system allows local schools and the health department to track disease trends.