Notifiable diseases in Sweden

A notifiable disease is one which that has to be reported to the government authorities as required by law. In Sweden, over 50 diseases are classified as notifiable.[1] The notifiable diseases come under four categories : notifiable, mandatory contact tracing required, dangerous to public health (allmänsfarliga) and dangerous to the society (samhällsfarliga).[2] As per the Swedish law, notifiable diseases should be reported by the laboratories, doctor treating the patient or performing autopsy. The report is sent through an electronic system called SmiNet to the Public Health Agency of Sweden.[3] As of January 2018, the only three diseases classified as dangerous to society are small pox, Ebola and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).[2]

List of notifiable diseases[edit]

Disease Notifiable Contact tracing required Dangerous to public health Dangerous to the society Reference
Anthrax Yes Yes Yes No [2]
Atypical mycobacterium infection Yes No No No [2]
Avian influenza A (H5N1) Yes Yes Yes No [2]
Beta-hemolytic Streptococcus Group A invasive infection Yes No No No [2]
Botulism Yes Yes No No [2]
Brucellosis Yes Yes No No [2]
Campylobacteriosis Yes Yes Yes No [2]
Carbapenemase producing Enterobacteriaceae infection Yes Yes No No [2]
Chlamydial infection Yes Yes No No [2]
Cholera Yes Yes Yes No [2]
Cryptosporidiosis Yes Yes No No [2]
Dengue Yes No No No [2]
Diphtheria Yes Yes Yes No [2]
Ebola virus infection Yes Yes Yes Yes [2]
Echinococcosis Yes Yes No No [2]
Entamoeba histolytica infection Yes Yes No No [2]
Enterohemorrhagic E. coli infection Yes Yes Yes No [2]
Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacteriaceae infection Yes No No No [2]
Giardiasis Yes Yes Yes No [2]
Gonorrhoea Yes Yes Yes No [2]
Hemophilus influenzae invasive disease Yes No No No [2]
Hepatitis A Yes Yes Yes No [2]
Hepatitis B Yes Yes Yes No [2]
Hepatitis C Yes Yes Yes No [2]
Hepatitis D Yes Yes Yes No [2]
Hepatitis E Yes Yes Yes No [2]
HIV infection Yes Yes Yes No [2]
HTLV 1 or 2 infection Yes Yes Yes No [2]
Influenza Yes No No No [2]
Legionella infection Yes Yes No No [2]
Leptospirosis Yes No No No [2]
Listeriosis Yes Yes No No [2]
Malaria Yes No No No [2]
Measles Yes Yes No No [2]
Meningococcal disease, invasive Yes No No No [2]
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection Yes Yes Yes No [2]
Middle East respiratory syndrome Yes Yes No No [2]
Mumps Yes Yes No No [2]
Paratyphoid fever Yes Yes Yes No [2]
Pertussis Yes Yes No No [2]
Plague Yes Yes Yes No [2]
Penumococcal invasive disease Yes No No No [2]
Pneumococcus with reduced susceptibility to Penicillin infection Yes Yes Yes No [2]
Poliomyelitis Yes Yes Yes No [2]
Psittacosis/Ornithosis Yes Yes No No [2]
Puumala virus infection (nephropthy epidemic) Yes No No No [2]
Q fever Yes No No No [2]
Rabies Yes Yes Yes No [2]
Rubella Yes Yes No No [2]
Salmonellosis Yes Yes Yes No [2]
SARS Yes Yes Yes Yes [2]
Shigellosis Yes Yes Yes No [2]
Smallpox Yes Yes Yes Yes [2]
Syphilis Yes Yes Yes No [2]
Tetanus Yes No No No [2]
Trichinellosis Yes Yes No No [2]
Tuberculosis Yes Yes Yes No [2]
Tularemia Yes No No No [2]
Typhoid fever Yes Yes Yes No [2]
Vancomycin resistant Enterococci infection Yes Yes No No [2]
Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Yes No No No [2]
Vibrio infection excluding Cholera Yes Yes No No [2]
Viral hemorrhagic fevers excluding dengue fever and nephropathia epidemics Yes Yes Yes No [2]
Viral meningoencephalitis Yes No No No [2]
Yellow fever Yes No No No [2]
Yersiniosis Yes Yes No No [2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sjödin, Annelie (8 March 2017). "Anmälningspliktiga sjukdomar - Vårdgivarwebben Västra Götalandsregionen". www.vgregion.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp "Notifiable diseases — Folkhälsomyndigheten" (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Surveillance of communicable diseases — Folkhälsomyndigheten" (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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