DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR No. 176 s. 2001

July 27, 2001

DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR

No. 176 series 2001

2001 REVISED LIST OF NOTIFIABLE OR REPORTABLE DISEASES

Pursuant to Section 3 Act 3573 otherwise known as the Law on Reporting of Communicable Diseases, the list of notifiable diseases in the Philippines specified in Department Circular No. 325–B series 1997 dated December 4, 1997 is hereby revised to include the following:

            Notifiable Diseases                     ICD No. (10^th revision)

       
          Anthrax                                             A22

Cholera                                              A00

Diphtheria                                        A36

Viral Encephalitis                            A83 – 86

Viral Hepatitis                                  B15 – 17

Leprosy                                              A30

Leptospirosis                                    A27

Malaria                                              B50 – 54

Measles                                              B05

Viral Meningitis                               A87

Neonatal Tetanus                            A33

Meningococcal Infection                A39

Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning         T61.2

Rabies                                                A82

Typhoid and paratyphoid fever      A01

Whooping cough (Pertussis)         A37

These diseases have been selected due to their tendency to occur in epidemic proportion, are targeted for eradication or elimination, or subject to international health regulation.

Because of the changing pattern of infectious disease threats and the possibility of new emerging and re–emerging disease, unusual occurrences of the following syndromes should also be reported:

            Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP)

            Acute Hemorrhagic Fever Syndrome (e.g. Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever)

            Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection and Pneumonia

            Acute Watery Diarrhea

            Acute Bloody Diarrhea (e.g. Shigella)

Food poisoning

Chemical poisoning

For these diseases and syndromes, the established mechanism for notification and reporting or morbidity shall apply specifically with reference to the weekly notifiable reports as prescribed in the Field Health Service Information System (FHSIS). Outbreaks of these disease/syndromes should be immediately reported to the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Units (RESUs) at the Center for Health Development or to the National Epidemiology Center (tel/fax no. 741–70–48; email: nec_doh@yahoo.com)

For HIV/AIDS Reporting: Blood specimens that are reactive after screening tests for HIV should be submitted to the STD/AIDS Cooperative Central Laboratory (SACCL) at San Lazaro Hospital for confirmatory testing. The HIV/AIDS Reporting Form should be accomplished for every client with reactive sample. For HIV positive case reporting form directly to NEC with five working days following the event. Reports could also be sent by email: nhss@metro.net.ph or nec_doh@yahoo.com.

MANUEL M. DAYRIT, MD, MSc

Secretary of Health