Communicable Diseases
Communicable diseases are illnesses that can be spread from human to human or animal to human. The goal of this tracker is to provide insight into recent weekly and geographic trends in several common communicable diseases.
Communicable Diseases by State
Between 5/17/2026 and 5/30/2026
Trends Over Time
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Communicable Disease Visits
During Week of 5/24
61.6
50.7
80.4
49
11.7
7.11
31.6
394
1.95
Weekly rates of communicable disease diagnoses or positive labs per 100,000 patients with office visits, emergency department visits, and admissions.
Communicable Disease Office Visits
During Week of 5/24
44.3
43.1
61.2
32.5
2.95
1.5
14.6
364
1.28
Weekly rates of communicable disease diagnoses or positive labs per 100,000 patients with office visits.
Communicable Disease Emergency Department Visits
During Week of 5/24
132
113
197
93.1
26.2
24.8
108
679
4.65
Weekly rates of communicable disease diagnoses or positive labs per 100,000 patients with emergency department visits.
Communicable Disease Admissions
During Week of 5/24
206
4.39
110
265
157
71.5
148
81.6
7.76
Weekly rates of communicable disease diagnoses or positive labs per 100,000 patients with admissions.
Positivity Rate for Communicable Disease Tests
During Week of 5/24
1.34%
0.79%
9.37%
29.69%
5.04%
1.17%
16.88%
0.07%
Weekly percentage of communicable disease tests with a positive result.
Metric Definitions
- COVID-19 Diagnosis
- A diagnosis with an ICD-10-CM code of U07.1, U00, U49, U50, or J12.82.
- COVID-19 Lab
- A lab with one of the following LOINC codes: 96119-3, 94558-4, 97097-0, 95209-3, 102048-6, 101928-0, 101289-7, 96986-5, 94565-9, 95608-6, 94763-0, 94759-8, 94845-5, 96763-8, 96764-6, 95409-9, 94760-6, 94533-7, 95425-5, 94766-3, 94316-7, 94510-5, 97098-8, 98132-4, 98494-8, 94559-2, 95824-9, 94639-2, 96899-0, 94644-2, 94511-3, 98131-6, 98493-0, 94534-5, 96120-1, 96123-5, 96091-4, 94314-2, 94646-7, 94645-9, 94819-0, 95406-5, 96797-6, 94500-6, 94660-8, 94309-2, 96829-7, 94745-7, 94746-5, 96897-4, 94531-1, 95826-4, 94306-8, 94640-0, 96765-3, 94642-6, 94643-4, 100156-9, 96094-8, 98080-5, 96957-6, 95522-9, 95521-1, 96898-2, 97104-4, 94767-1, 94641-8, 96900-6, 96448-6, 94756-4, 94307-6, 94311-8, 96958-4, 94757-2, 94308-4, 94312-6, 94822-4, 95424-8, 96741-4, 95609-4, 95970-0, 104451-0, 60275-5, 60534-5, 41458-1, 94647-5, 94758-0, 96121-9, 96122-7, 95823-1, 94765-5, 94315-9, 94509-7, 94310-0, 94313-4, 94502-2, 96896-6, 96895-8, 96894-1, 99314-7, 96752-1, 96751-3, 96756-2, 96757-0, 103557-5, 94764-8, 100157-7, 77106-3, or 77107-1.
- Hand Foot and Mouth Diagnosis
- A diagnosis with an ICD-10-CM code of B08.4.
- Influenza Diagnosis
- A diagnosis with an ICD-10-CM code of J09*, J10*, or J11*.
- Influenza Lab
- A lab with one of the following LOINC codes: 86318-3, 85821-7, 85802-7, 85803-5, 85804-3, 85805-0, 85801-9, 23102-7, 23104-3, 44564-3, 15472-4, 44575-9, 46082-4, 46083-2, 5860-2, 6435-2, 5864-4, 6439-4, 5862-8, 6437-8, 5866-9, 6441-0, 80381-7, 72366-8, 72356-9, 72367-6, 80382-5, 80383-3, 72365-0, 61102-0, 77383-8, 77384-6, 44559-3, 44572-6, 49529-1, 50701-2, 49522-6, 49534-1, 44560-1, 44573-4, 44558-5, 44571-8, 88904-8, 88905-5, 5861-0, 6436-0, 5865-1, 6440-2, 86565-9, 23781-8, 88194-6, 44561-9, 44574-2, 5863-6, 6438-6, 6442-8, 5867-7, 29721-8, 22828-8, 22825-4, 23769-3, 23782-6, 31821-2, 31822-0, 31823-8, 50697-2, 44562-7, 44563-5, 43874-7, 31858-4, 31859-2, 44566-8, 44567-6, 33535-6, 31860-0, 24015-0, 31861-8, 31862-6, 54240-7, 44576-7, 54241-5, 44577-5, 43895-2, 31863-4, 31864-2, 31865-9, 88200-1, 88568-1, 91772-4, 6602-7, 6601-9, 6603-5, 6604-3, 48310-7, 94600-4, 38382-8, 80204-1, 49538-2, 85535-3, 54242-3, 54244-9, 100973-7, 100974-5, 82168-6, 82166-0, 82167-8, 82169-4, 82170-2, 92977-8, 92976-0, 101293-9, 101292-1, 101294-7, 101295-4, 90455-7, 90456-5, 81233-9, 88601-0, 92882-0, 90457-3, 55466-7, 97733-0, 44264-0, 44265-7, 44266-5, 56024-3, 44263-2, 59424-2, 59423-4, 60494-2, 53250-7, 53251-5, 88187-0, 55133-3, 49537-4, 95423-0, 91072-9, 91771-6, 82461-5, 22827-0, 48509-4, 39102-9, 39103-7, 55463-4, 74784-0, 51668-2, 62493-2, 76077-7, 76079-3, 88193-8, 88195-3, 86568-3, 86571-7, 49526-7, 60530-3, 49531-7, 49520-0, 49523-4, 49527-5, 50700-4, 49535-8, 60267-2, 76078-5, 77028-9, 77026-3, 77027-1, 80588-7, 80589-5, 80590-3, 76080-1, 80591-1, 88600-2, 88596-2, 92142-9, 101423-2, 101424-0, 101983-5, 81428-5, 92141-1, 94395-1, 94396-9, 94394-4, 88599-6, 88592-1, 92809-3, 92808-5, 85477-8, 85478-6, 100344-1, 100343-3, 86569-1, 86572-5, 55465-9, 38381-0, 49521-8, 57985-4, 49524-2, 44795-3, 38272-1, 68986-9, 68987-7, 38271-3, 38270-5, 49528-3, 99623-1, 34487-9, 55464-2, 62462-7, 60538-6, 95658-1, 103787-8, 40982-1, 62860-2, 74785-7, 74786-5, 81305-5, 81308-9, 81307-1, 81309-7, 81327-9, 81325-3, 86317-5, 74038-1, 74039-9, 77605-4, 74040-7, 88835-4, 90886-3, 85526-2, 90885-5, 81320-4, 81321-2, 74787-3, 40981-3, 54243-1, 87715-9, 39025-2, 87714-2, 87716-7, 61101-2, 93762-3, 93763-1, 93761-5, 93760-7, 93759-9, 50706-1, or 85532-0.
- Mono Diagnosis
- A diagnosis with an ICD-10-CM code of B27*.
- Norovirus Diagnosis
- A diagnosis with an ICD-10-CM code of A08.11.
- Norovirus Lab
- A lab with one of the following LOINC codes: 104435-3, 40863-3, 49117-5, 104434-6, 80375-9, 76628-7, 90449-0, 92692-3, 82211-4, 90288-2, 54905-5, 54906-3, 90289-0, 79388-5, 41035-7, 97525-0, 97532-6, 60427-2, 7974-9, 90287-4, 56748-7, 88701-8, 10696-3, or 7973-1.
- Rotavirus Diagnosis
- A diagnosis with an ICD-10-CM code of A08.0.
- Rotavirus Lab
- A lab with one of the following LOINC codes: 17547-1, 5879-2, 5880-0, 86199-7, 72174-6, 86217-7, 6547-4, 86689-7, 86688-9, 8011-9, 71702-5, 71701-7, 86697-0, 86696-2, 86699-6, 8012-7, 17548-9, 71759-5, 71700-9, 60273-0, 92693-1, 101560-1, 101561-9, 62859-4, 79389-3, 82212-2, 86692-1, 86701-0, 80675-2, 86691-3, 86702-8, 86690-5, 86700-2, 71761-1, 71760-3, 87713-4, 87712-6, 87711-8, or 87710-0.
- Respiratory Synctival Virus (RSV) Diagnosis
- A diagnosis with an ICD-10-CM code of J12.1, J20.5, J21.0, or B97.4.
- Respiratory Synctival Virus (RSV) Lab
- A lab with one of the following LOINC codes: 14129-1, 17520-8, 55100-2, 88527-7, 91782-3, 91785-6, 101425-7, 77022-2, 88595-4, 91795-5, 101426-5, 77023-0, 88597-0, 91794-8, 101298-8, 76088-4, 76089-2, 82176-9, 85479-4, 91133-9, 92131-2, 92957-0, 30075-6, 80597-8, 88204-3, 80598-6, 88202-7, 30076-4, 40987-0, 88528-5, 60271-4, 40988-8, 31949-1, 31950-9, 32040-8, 33045-6, 50329-2, 5874-3, 5875-0, 5876-8, 5877-6, 68966-1, 72885-7, 77389-5, 77390-3, or 88909-7.
- Strep Throat Diagnosis
- A diagnosis with an ICD-10-CM code of J02.0, J03.00, or J03.01.
- Strep Throat Lab
- A lab with one of the following LOINC codes: 11268-0, 76581-8, 101300-2, 60489-2, 68954-7, 6556-5, 18481-2, 78012-2, or 6557-3.
- Positivity Rate
- The number of positive tests over the number of positive or negative tests.
- Pertussis Diagnosis
- A diagnosis with an ICD-10-CM code of A37*.
- Pertussis Lab
- A lab with one of the following LOINC codes: 101284-8, 13916-2, 23826-1, 29723-4, 31736-2, 38198-8, 42588-4, 43909-1, 43913-3, 43925-7, 549-6, 550-4, 62427-0, 62428-8, 6317-2, 63431-1, 80599-4, 80600-0, 80601-8, 82179-3, 86325-8, 87621-9, 88576-4, 91815-1, 91816-9, 92128-8, 92129-6, 94392-8 , 94478-5, 96962-6, 97186-1, 91867-2,91840-9, 91817-7, 86326-6, 43879-6, 56636-4, 38197-0, 105876-7, 105616-7, 91868-0, 105609-2, 92855-6, 92856-4, 86327-4, 48741-3, 548-8, 43890-3, 43896-0, 9364-1, 29673-1, 25332-8, 42329-3, 29658-2, 69368-9, 25353-4, 31737-0, 43891-1, 105875-9, 105615-9, 91869-8, 94365-4, 23829-5, 43882-0, 24035-8, 23832-9, 24129-9, 85360-6, 92857-2, 92858-0, 85799-5, 91870-6, 91839-1, 91814-4, 43360-7, 88583-0, 91871-4, 91838-3, 91813-6, 91872-2, 88582-2, 91777-3, or 91775-7.
- Mono Lab
- A lab with one of the following LOINC codes: 6424-6, 31418-7, 5213-4, 11610-3, 69420-8, 6425-3, 5215-9, 12221-8, 43020-7, 5216-7, 5157-3, 5159-9, 7885-7, 7886-5, 24114-1, 24115-8, 30339-6, 30340-4, 5158-1, 33395-5, 5160-7, 20491-7, 40751-0, 9633-9, or 24316-2.
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