§ 4. EPIDEMIOLOGIC CASE HISTORY

Certain communicable diseases required an epidemiologic investigation and must be reported on forms specific for the disease entity. The forms required are in Part IV of this manual under the "reporting procedures" for each disease. For diseases not requiring specific forms, the CD INVESTIGATION, H-1138 is used. This form may also be used for supplemental data in any disease. Examples of epidemiologic case history forms and the processing of these forms are covered in the ACUTE COMMUNICABLE DISEASE FORMS MANUAL, B-160.

NOTE: All Epidemiologic Case History forms must be filled out completely. This information is vital for decision-making at all levels, local, state and federal.