Dengue Reporting

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Dengue Fever & Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) (Dengue (O'nyong-nyong Fever; Dengue-Like Disease; Breakbone Fever) ICD-9 061, ICD-10 A90 DHF (Hemorrhagic Dengue, Dengue Shock Syndrome, Philippine Hemorrhagic Fever, Thai Hemorrhagic Fever, Singapore Hemorrhagic Fever) ICD-9 065.4, ICD-10 A91); ICD-9 061; ICD-10 A90, A91

Several Texas laws (Tex. Health & Safety Code, Chapters 81, 84 and 87) require specific information regarding notifiable conditions be provided to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). Health care providers, hospitals, laboratories, schools, and others are required to report patients who are suspected of having a notifiable condition (25 Tex. Admin. Code §97.2).

Report dengue within one week. Reporting Forms

When reporting cases of Dengue, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, or Dengue Shock Syndrome, local and/or regional health agencies must complete a “Mosquito-borne Disease Case Investigation Form. Find this form here: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/health/zoonosis/forms/human/MosquitoBorne.pdf.