Page 13 - Federal Law No. (14) of 2014 Concerning the Prevention of Communicable Diseases

Table No. (1)

List of Communicable Diseases that must be Reported

Group (A) Immediately Reported Disease Group (B) Weekly Reported Disease
AFP (Acute Flaccid Paralysis) Amoebiasis
Anthrax Brucellosis

Botulism Chickenpox (Varicella)
Cholera Conjunctivitis

Diphtheria Encephalitis
Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli Giardiasis

(food poisoning) Influenza
Haemophilus influenzae invasive disease Mumps

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/AIDS Relapsing Fever
Influenza, Avian Scabies

Legionellosis Scarlet Fever

Leprosy (Hansen Disease) Sexual Transmitted Infections
Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Chancroid
Genital wart
Herpes simplex
Trichomoniasis
Other --- specif

Malaria Streptococcal disease, Invasive, group A or B

Measles Streptococcus pneumonia invasive disease
(other than meningitis)

Meningitis Typhoid and Paratyphoid

Pertussis Viral Hepatitis (B,C,D)
Plague Other zoonotic diseases not elsewhere classified

Poliomyelitis Other unspedfied infectious diseases

Rabies
Rubella (including congenital)
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

*In case of any misinterpretation, the Arabic version of this legislation prevails.