Disease Investigation Guidelines
These protocols were written to provide technical assistance with local surveillance and disease investigation. They contain not only disease specific information, but also sample letters, investigation forms, and other tools to assist the local public health department.
Disease Protocol Guidelines
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Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)
- AFM Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Acute Flaccid Myelitis Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 3/24
- AFM: CDC Patient Summary Form (PDF)
Anaplasmosis
Anthrax
Arboviral Diseases (CE, CHIKV, EEE, SLE, WEE, WNV)
Babesiosis
- Babesiosis Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Babesiosis Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 5/18
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Babesiosis Case Report (PDF)
Botulism
- Botulism Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Botulism Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 4/22
- Botulism Worksheet (PDF)
Brucellosis
Campylobacter
- Campylobacter Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Campylobacter Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 09/23
- Campylobacter Investigation Form (PDF)
Candida Auris
- Candida Auris Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Fact Sheet
- Candida Auris Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 1/19
Carbapenem-Resistant Bacteria (CRE, CRPA, CRAB)
- CRE Patient Fact Sheet (PDF)
- CRE Clinician Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Carbapenem-Resistant Bacteria Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 12/23
- MDRO Reporting Form (PDF)
Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning
- CO Poisoning Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 5/21
Chancroid
- Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Facts
- Chancroid Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 5/13
- KS Notifiable Disease (PDF)
Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV)
- Chikungunya CDC Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Arboviral Diseases Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 6/15
- Arboviral Investigation Form (PDF)
Chlamydia
Cholera
- Cholera Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Vibriosis and Cholera Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 10/23
- Cholera and Other Vibrio Illness: CDC Surveillance Report (PDF)
Coccidioidomycosis
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Cryptosporidiosis
- Cryptosporidiosis Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Cryptosporidiosis Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 4/23
- Cryptosporidiosis Investigation Form (PDF)
Cyclosporiasis
Dengue Disease
- Dengue Disease Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Dengue Disease Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 5/18
- Dengue Investigation Form (PDF)
Diphtheria
Elevated Blood Lead (EBL)
- EBL Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 5/22
- Appendix A: Lead Risk Questionnaire – English and Spanish (PDF)
- Appendix B: EBL Case Investigation Algorithm (PDF)
- Appendix C: Short Telephone Interview – Child (PDF)
- Appendix D: EBL Education Packet – Child English and Spanish (PDF)
- Appendix E: In-home Interview – Child (PDF)
- Appendix F: Short Telephone Interview – Adult (PDF)
- Appendix G: EBL Education Packet – Adult English and Spanish (PDF)
- Interview Reporting Form (DOCX)
Escherichia Coli 0157
- Escherichia Coli 0157 Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Escherichia Coli 0157 Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 08/23
- STEC Investigation Form (PDF)
Ehrlichiosis
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Haemophilus Influenzae
- Haemophilus Influenzae Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Haemophilus Influenzae Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 5/18
Hansen Disease
Hantavirus
- Hantavirus Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Hantavirus Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 5/18
- Hantavirus Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Report Form (PDF)
Harmful Algae Bloom
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), Post-Diarrheal
Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis A Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Hepatitis A Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 12/23
- Hepatitis A Initial Patient Assessment Form (PDF)
- Hepatitis A Investigation Form (PDF)
Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Hepatitis B Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 01/24
- Hepatitis B Acute Investigation Form (PDF)
- Hepatitis B Chronic Investigation Form (PDF)
Hepatitis B, Pregnancy
- Hepatitis B (Pregnancy) Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Hepatitis B, Perinatal Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Hepatitis B (Pregnancy) Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 12/22
- Hepatitis B Pregnancy Event Investigation Form (PDF)
Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Hepatitis C Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 7/22
- Hepatitis C Investigation Form (PDF)
Hepatitis E
Histoplasmosis
HIV / AIDS
Influenza, Avian
- Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5: Public Health Guidelines for Kansas (PDF) Revised 6/15
- Influenza, Avian Investigation Form (PDF)
Influenza Deaths, Children Less Than 18 Years
- Influenza-Associated Pediatric Deaths Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 5/18
- Influenza Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Case Report (PDF)
Influenza, Novel & Pandemic
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No guidance documents listed.
Legionellosis
- Legionellosis Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Legionellosis Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 1/20
- Legionellosis Investigation Form (PDF)
Leptospirosis
- Leptospirosis Fact Sheet
- Leptospirosis Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 7/21
- Leptospirosis Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Case Report (PDF)
Listeriosis
- Listeriosis Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Listeriosis Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 6/19
- Listeriosis Investigation Form (PDF)
Lyme Disease
Malaria Disease
- Malaria Disease Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Malaria Disease Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 5/18
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Malaria Report Form (PDF)
Measles
- Measles Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Measles Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 5/18
- Measles Worksheet (PDF)
- Measles Investigation Form (PDF)
Meningitis
- Meningitis Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 3/23
Meningococcal
- Meningococcal Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Meningococcal Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 3/23
- Meningococcal Worksheet (PDF)
Mpox
Mumps
- Mumps Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Mumps Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 2/24
- Mumps Worksheet (PDF)
- Mumps Investigation Form (PDF)
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome - Children (MIS-C)
- MIS-C Investigations Guideline (PDF) New 04/24
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Paratyphoid Fever
- Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 6/19
Pertussis
- Pertussis Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Pertussis Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 6/22
- Pertussis Initial Patient Assessment Form (PDF)
- Pertussis Investigation Form (PDF)
Plague
- Plague Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Plague Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 1/20
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Plague Report Form (PDF)
Poliomyelitis
Psittacosis
Q Fever
Salmonellosis
- Salmonellosis Fact Sheet
- Salmonellosis Investigation Guideline Revised 8/23
- Salmonella Investigation Form
SARS
Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli (STEC)
Shigellosis
Smallpox
Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever)
- Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis Fact Sheet
- Tickborne Disease Investigation Guideline Revised 1/20
- TBRD Investigation Form
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome
Streptococcus Pneumoniae, Invasive
- Streptococcus Pneumoniae, Invasive Fact Sheet
- Streptococcus Pneumoniae, Invasive Investigation Guideline Revised 5/21
Syphilis
- STD Facts
- Syphilis Investigation Guideline Revised 5/13
Tetanus
- Tetanus Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Tetanus Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 1/19
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Reporting Form (PDF)
Tickborne Disease
- Ehrlichiosis Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Tickborne Disease Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 01/24
- TBRD Investigation Form (PDF)
Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Toxic Shock Syndrome Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Toxic Shock Syndrome Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 3/18
- Toxic Shock Syndrome Worksheet (PDF)
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) or Prion Disease
Trichinosis
- Trichinosis Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Trichinosis Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 10/23
- Trichinosis Worksheet (PDF)
Tuberculosis
- Active TB Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 9/21
- Latent TB Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 1/22
- KDHE Case Report (PDF)
- KDHE Contact Report (PDF)
Tularemia
- Tularemia Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Tularemia Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 1/23
- CDC Tularemia Report Form (PDF)
Typhoid Fever
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Varicella
- Varicella Fact Sheet (DOCX)
- Varicella Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 2/24
- Varicella (Chickenpox) Reporting Form (PDF) for medical, school and daycares
- Varicella Investigation Form (PDF)
Vibriosis
- Vibriosis Fact Sheet (DOC)
- Vibriosis and Cholera Investigation Guideline (PDF) Revised 10/23
- Cholera and Other Vibrio Illness: Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Surveillance Report (PDF)
Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHF)
West Nile Virus (WNV)
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No guidance documents listed.