Protocol for public health agencies to notify CDC about the occurrence of nationally notifiable conditions, 2015 : categorized by notification timeliness

IMMEDIATE, EXTREMELY URGENT: Call the CDC Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at 770.488.7100 within 4 hours of a case meeting the notification criteria, followed by submission of an electronic case notification to CDC by the next business day.IMMEDIATE, URGENT: Call the CDC EOC at 770.488.7100 within 24 hours of a case meeting the notification criteria, followed by submission of an electronic case notification in next regularly scheduled electronic transmission.STANDARD (also known as routinely notifiable): Submit electronic case notification within the next reporting cycle.Approved by CSTE: June 2014 Implemented: January 1, 2015Updated: December 17, 2014201