Notifiable diseases in Sweden

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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

DiseaseNotifiableContact tracing requiredDangerous to public healthDangerous to the societyReference
Anthrax YesYesYesNo [2]
Atypical mycobacterium infection YesNoNoNo [2]
Avian influenza A (H5N1)YesYesYesNo [2]
Beta-hemolytic Streptococcus Group A invasive infectionYesNoNoNo [2]
Botulism YesYesNoNo [2]
Brucellosis YesYesNoNo [2]
Campylobacteriosis YesYesYesNo [2]
Carbapenemase producing Enterobacteriaceae infectionYesYesNoNo [2]
Chlamydial infection YesYesNoNo [2]
Cholera YesYesYesNo [2]
Cryptosporidiosis YesYesNoNo [2]
Dengue YesNoNoNo [2]
Diphtheria YesYesYesNo [2]
Ebola virus infection YesYesYesYes [2]
Echinococcosis YesYesNoNo [2]
Entamoeba histolytica infectionYesYesNoNo [2]
Enterohemorrhagic E. coli infectionYesYesYesNo [2]
Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacteriaceae infectionYesNoNoNo [2]
Giardiasis YesYesYesNo [2]
Gonorrhoea YesYesYesNo [2]
Hemophilus influenzae invasive diseaseYesNoNoNo [2]
Hepatitis A YesYesYesNo [2]
Hepatitis B YesYesYesNo [2]
Hepatitis C YesYesYesNo [2]
Hepatitis D YesYesYesNo [2]
Hepatitis E YesYesYesNo [2]
HIV infectionYesYesYesNo [2]
HTLV 1 or 2 infectionYesYesYesNo [2]
Influenza YesNoNoNo [2]
Legionella infectionYesYesNoNo [2]
Leptospirosis YesNoNoNo [2]
Listeriosis YesYesNoNo [2]
Malaria YesNoNoNo [2]
Measles YesYesNoNo [2]
Meningococcal disease, invasiveYesNoNoNo [2]
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infectionYesYesYesNo [2]
Middle East respiratory syndrome YesYesNoNo [2]
Mumps YesYesNoNo [2]
Paratyphoid fever YesYesYesNo [2]
Pertussis YesYesNoNo [2]
Plague YesYesYesNo [2]
Penumococcal invasive diseaseYesNoNoNo [2]
Pneumococcus with reduced susceptibility to Penicillin infectionYesYesYesNo [2]
Poliomyelitis YesYesYesNo [2]
Psittacosis/Ornithosis YesYesNoNo [2]
Puumala virus infection (nephropthy epidemic)YesNoNoNo [2]
Q fever YesNoNoNo [2]
Rabies YesYesYesNo [2]
Rubella YesYesNoNo [2]
Salmonellosis YesYesYesNo [2]
SARS YesYesYesYes [2]
Shigellosis YesYesYesNo [2]
Smallpox YesYesYesYes [2]
Syphilis YesYesYesNo [2]
Tetanus YesNoNoNo [2]
Trichinellosis YesYesNoNo [2]
Tuberculosis YesYesYesNo [2]
Tularemia YesNoNoNo [2]
Typhoid feverYesYesYesNo [2]
Vancomycin resistant Enterococci infectionYesYesNoNo [2]
Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease YesNoNoNo [2]
Vibrio infection excluding CholeraYesYesNoNo [2]
Viral hemorrhagic fevers excluding dengue fever and nephropathia epidemicsYesYesYesNo [2]
Viral meningoencephalitis YesNoNoNo [2]
Yellow fever YesNoNoNo [2]
Yersiniosis YesYesNoNo [2]

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References

  1. Sjödin, Annelie (8 March 2017). "Anmälningspliktiga sjukdomar - Vårdgivarwebben Västra Götalandsregionen". www.vgregion.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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  3. "Surveillance of communicable diseases — Folkhälsomyndigheten" (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2018.