Report a Disease as a Skilled Nursing or Assisted Living Administrator

Report Cases and Outbreaks to Boulder County Public Health

There are several ways to report a case of disease to Boulder County Public Health. Most reports occur directly using electronic laboratory reporting. Some diseases and conditions must be reported immediately by phone, even while awaiting laboratory results. Rapid reporting supports more timely responses to contain the spread of disease. The following should be immediately reported by phone: C.auris, meningococcal disease, measles, botulism, plague, diphtheria, anthrax, poliomyelitis, cholera, severe or novel coronavirus (other than SARS CoV-2/COVID-19), smallpox, human rabies, viral hemorrhagic fever, outbreaks, and bioterrorism-related illnesses.

Reportable Cases & Outbreaks

Report all confirmed and suspected diseases and conditions and/or outbreaks

• Boulder County Public Health: For reports among Boulder County residents, call 303–413–7523 Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; leave a message and we will return your call. Evenings, weekends, and holidays: 303-413-7523.
• For reports among people who do not reside in Boulder County, contact the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment at 303-692-2700, toll-free at 800-866-2759, or evenings, weekends, and holidays at 303-370-9395.

Disease Report Form

Additional resources and forms, including how to report sexually transmitted infections, are available from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

All Routine Cases

• Report all reportable conditions
• Call 303-413-7523 or
• Fax (303-413-7526) a Disease Reporting Form

Outbreak Guidance

• Norovirus Guidelines for Health Care Facilities
• Group A Strep Guidelines for Long-Term Care Facilities
• West Nile Virus in Long-Term Care Facilities
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
• Influenza