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Disease Reporting

Report notifiable diseases to health authorities with proper classification and severity

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Overview

SehaFile's disease reporting module enables doctors to fulfill their legal obligation to report notifiable diseases to Egyptian health authorities. The system supports four report types: mandatory notification (for legally required diseases), outbreak reports, death reports, and adverse drug reactions. Reports progress through draft, reported, and acknowledged statuses, creating an auditable trail of compliance.

Disease report form showing disease code, name fields, report type selector, severity level, onset date, and submit to authorities button

Steps to Report a Notifiable Disease

  1. Navigate to Reports > Disease Reports — Click Reports in the sidebar, then select Disease Reports (path: /reports/disease-reports).
  2. Click “+ New Report” — The creation form opens (POST /visits/disease-reports).
  3. Select the patient — Choose the patient diagnosed with the notifiable condition.
  4. Link to a visit (optional) — Associate the report with the visit where the diagnosis was made.
  5. Enter disease information:
    • disease_code — The official disease code (e.g., ICD-10 code)
    • disease_name_ar — Arabic name of the disease (required)
    • disease_name_en — English name (optional)
  6. Select the report type — Choose from:
    • Mandatory Notification — Legally required disease reporting
    • Outbreak — Cluster of related cases
    • Death — Patient death from notifiable disease
    • Adverse Drug Reaction — Serious medication side effect
  7. Set severity — Classify as mild, moderate, severe, or critical.
  8. Enter dates — Set onset_date (when symptoms began) and diagnosis_date (when confirmed).
  9. Add notes — Clinical context, epidemiological information, or contact tracing details.
  10. Save as Draft — The report is created with status “draft” for review before submission.

Submitting the Report

  1. Review the draft — Verify all information is accurate.
  2. Click “Submit” — This calls POST /visits/disease-reports/:id/submit. The status changes to “reported” and reported_date is set.
  3. Specify authority — The reported_to field records which authority received the report.
Keep disease reports as drafts until you have confirmed the diagnosis. Once submitted, reports cannot be easily retracted. The draft status gives you time to verify lab confirmations before official submission.
Failure to report notifiable diseases within the required timeframe is a legal violation in Egypt. Submit reports promptly, especially for outbreak and death categories.

FAQ

Which diseases are mandatorily notifiable?

Egypt's Ministry of Health maintains the list of notifiable diseases (e.g., cholera, plague, tuberculosis, measles, COVID-19). Refer to the latest ministerial decree for the current list.

Can I edit a submitted report?

Submitted reports can be updated (PUT /visits/disease-reports/:id) but the original submission is preserved in the audit trail.

Who can view disease reports?

Only doctors and clinic admins can access the disease reporting module. Reports are confidential and handled per data protection regulations.

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