reportables
Reportables are diseases or health events that must be reported to public health authorities under law or regulation. The term is commonly used to describe notifiable diseases and related conditions; a jurisdiction's list of reportables and the required reporting methods vary, but typically include certain infectious diseases, outbreaks, and other conditions deemed important for surveillance.
The primary purpose of reporting is to enable systematic surveillance, rapid outbreak detection, and monitoring of
Reporting is typically initiated by clinicians or laboratories and may be required to be done electronically
Practice varies: in the United States, individual states maintain their own lists of notifiable diseases; examples