Communicable Disease & Vaccination Resources

Communicable Disease & Vaccination Resources Preventing communicable diseases in schools allows students and staff to learn and work in safe, healthy environment. See resources for staff, parents, and students concerning infectious disease and immunizations in K through 12 schools. View the COVID-19 and Respiratory Disease Prevention Guidance (PDF) for the 2025-2026 school year. Updated November 21, 2025 Disease Reporting How to Report a Disease Diseases that require reporting within 24 hours should be called in to the PCHD Epidemiology Division at 520-724-7797 (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week). Diseases that have a longer reporting period can be reported 3 different ways: Online through Arizona's Medical Electronic Disease Surveillance Intelligence System (MEDSIS), Securely send the Communicable Disease Reporting Form or the Outbreak Report Form to [email protected] or fax to (520) 838-7538, Calling the PCHD EPI line: (520) 724-7797 School Reportable Diseases The page includes comprehensive charts detailing reporting periods, exclusion criteria, and recommendations for contacts for the following diseases: - Diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting: 24-hour outbreak reporting period; exclude if fever, vomiting more than twice in 24 hours, diarrhea causing accidents or bloody, or causes 2+ bowel movements more than normal; return when fever-free 24+ hours without medication, vomiting resolved, or diarrhea resolved - Emerging or exotic disease: 24-hour reporting; call PCHD EPI team for evaluation - Haemophilus influenzae, invasive disease: 24-hour reporting; exclude all children with diagnosis - Hepatitis A: 24-hour reporting; exclude from food handling and childcare/school for first 14 days of illness or 7 days after jaundice onset - Measles: 24-hour reporting; exclude from onset through 4th calendar day after rash onset; immune-compromised excluded until full resolution; call PCHD EPI team for contact evaluation - Meningococcal invasive disease: 24-hour reporting; exclude until symptom-free and completed antibiotic treatment; contacts may require prophylaxis - Mumps: 24-hour reporting; exclude until 5 days after onset of parotid gland or facial swelling - Pertussis (whooping cough): 24-hour reporting; exclude until 21 days after cough onset or 5 days after appropriate antibiotic treatment initiation - Rubella (German measles): 24-hour reporting; exclude from illness onset through 7th day after rash onset - Streptococcal group A infection: 24-hour outbreak reporting; exclude until 24+ hours of appropriate antibiotic treatment and fever-free - Varicella (chickenpox): 5 working day reporting period; exclude until all lesions dried and crusted Additional Non-Reportable Diseases Fever: Not reportable to PCHD; exclude if fever present; return if fever-free 24+ hours without medication or fever with new rash cleared by provider Shingles: Not reportable to PCHD; exclude if blisters cannot be covered; return if lesions dry or can be covered Health Alerts News and alerts on disease outbreaks and other health updates including Monkeypox case counts and flu activity in Pima County Infectious Diseases Resources provided for: Bed Bugs, COVID-19, Flu, Gastroenteritis, Head Lice, Measles, Mpox, Rabies, and Sexually Transmitted Infections Vaccinations Resources on recommended vaccine schedules, obtaining immunization records, and additional vaccine resources for schools, parents, and students. Resources include: - Recommended Infant and Child Vaccines (English and Spanish) - Recommended Preteen and Teen Vaccines (English and Spanish) - MyIR Mobile for accessing youth and childhood vaccination records - Arizona immunization handbook - Arizona school immunization requirement chart - School immunization quick-look toolkit - Vaccine Clinics information with hours