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Influenza Reporting

Seasonal Influenza Cases

Seasonal influenza reporting guidelines are detailed in the latest SFDPH Influenza Health Advisory.

Residential Institutions: Please visit our Long-Term Care Facilities webpage for information and additional resources.

Fatal Influenza Form (Ages 0-17 years)

  • Fatal Influenza Case History Form

Laboratory Guidelines and Forms

  • Specimen Collection Guidelines for Patients with Suspected Seasonal Influenza
  • Public Health Laboratory Form: To be completed after consultation with Communicable Disease Control (415) 554-2830.

Novel or Variant Influenza

Report suspected cases of novel or variant influenza immediately to Communicable Disease Control at (415) 554-2830. After hours, weekends and holidays, please follow the instructions to page the on-call physician.

Novel influenza (“bird flu” e.g., A/H5N1 and A/H7N9 viruses) is characterized by influenza-like illness severe enough to require inpatient medical care in a person with recent (within 10 days of illness onset): (a) close contact with a confirmed or suspected case of human infection with a novel influenza virus; OR (b) travel to areas where a novel virus has been detected in humans or animals; OR (c) working with a novel influenza virus in a lab.

Variant influenza (“swine flu”) is caused by an influenza A virus that normally circulates in pigs and can occur sporadically in humans, most commonly among people who have direct or frequent contact with pigs.

  • CDPH Avian and Novel Influenza Quicksheet
  • CDPH Variant Influenza Quicksheet

For additional information, forms, and references please contact Communicable Disease Control (415) 554-2830.

Specimen Submission Information

Before submitting specimens for testing please contact Communicable Disease Control at (415) 554-2830.

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CMR Forms

Medical providers: download the Confidential Morbidity Report (CMR) form to report a communicable disease

CMR Form

or download the COVID-19 CMR form to report COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths and POC testing by HCPs

COVID-19 CMR Form

Medical Provider Health Alerts

December 21, 2022

CDPH Health Advisory: Lower Barriers to Prescribing COVID-19 Therapeutics to Mitigate Impact of COVID-19

December 09, 2022

Health Update: Expanded Mpox Vaccination Recommendations

November 23, 2022

Health Advisory for SF Providers: Influenza and Respiratory Virus Season 2022–23

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