Resources & Procedures

For District Epidemiologists

General

State Electronic Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (SENDSS)

Georgia Notifiable Disease Reporting Poster

Georgia Notifiable Disease Report Form

Georgia Counties & Districts

Bacterial Meningitis & Meningococcal Disease

All district epidemiologists are encouraged to utilize the following resources in the investigation of bacterial meningitis in the state of Georgia:

Bacterial Meningitis & Sepsis Investigation & Control Manual*

*This manual includes worksheets to aid in case investigation, disease prevention, and obtaining contact exposure information.

Neisseria meningitidis is under statewide active surveillance through the Emerging Infections Program and a case report form is required for each case. This form may be completed by district epidemiologists or by EIP personnel.

ABCs Case Report Form

For Hospitals & Labs

General

State Electronic Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (SENDSS)

Georgia Notifiable Disease Reporting Poster

Isolates

All hospitals and labs are encouraged to promptly submit* isolates of Neisseria meningitidis and Haemophilus influenzae to:

Georgia Public Health Laboratory
Bacteriology Unit
1749 Clairmont Road
Decatur, GA 30033

The following form is to be used when submitting isolates:

Bacteriology Submission Form

*In the Atlanta MSA, isolates are picked up by EIP personnel.