A list of the reportable animal diseases in Minnesota is also available as a printable PDF.
Diseases listed are to be reported for all domestic species except where otherwise noted. Call the Board of Animal Health at 651-296-2942.
MINN. STAT. § 35.06: A person who knows or reasonably suspects that a contagious or infectious disease exists in a domestic animal shall immediately notify the board.
MINN. R. 1721.0020 Subpart 7: A person who knows or reasonably suspects that an animal is infected with a disease listed on the board’s reportable animal diseases list must immediately report that knowledge or suspicion to the board.
| Conditions/Diseases listed below are to be reported for all domestic species except where otherwise noted | Report Suspect or clinically-diagnosed cases immediately | Non-negative test results from a Minnesota animal, obtained from a public/private diagnostic laboratory |
|---|---|---|
|
Foreign Animal Diseases (FAD):
– African Swine Fever |
x | x |
| Anthrax | x | x |
| Avian Chlamydiosis | x | |
| Avian Encephalomyelitis | x | |
| Avian Metapneumovirus | x | |
| Blastomycosis (Blastomycosis Report Form) |
x | |
| Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy | x | x |
| Brucellosis (Canine Brucellosis Report Form) |
x | |
| Canine Influenza | x | |
| Chronic Wasting Disease | x | |
| Equine Encephalitis (avian and equine) | x | |
| Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy | x | |
| Equine Infectious Anemia | x | |
| Equine Piroplasmosis | x | |
| Infectious Laryngotracheitis | x | |
| Influenza (poultry) | x | x |
| Johne’s Disease (Paratuberculosis) | x | |
| Mycoplasma gallisepticum (breeder flocks only) | x | |
| Mycoplasma meleagridis (breeder flocks only) | x | |
| Mycoplasma synoviae (breeder flocks only) | x | |
| Plague (Yersinia pestis) | x | |
| Pseudorabies | x | x |
| Pullorum-Typhoid Disease | x | |
| Q-Fever | x | |
| Rabies (wild and domestic species) | x | x |
| Salmonella enteritidis (chicken egg-layers only) | x | |
| Scrapie | x | x |
| Tuberculosis | x | x |
| Tularemia (wild and domestic species) | x | |
| West Nile Virus | x | |
| Vector-borne diseases of public health significance(e.g. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, not Lyme disease) | x | |
| Zoonotic diseases of public health significance(e.g. Taenia saginata, Taenia solium, Echinococcus granulosis) | x | |
| Chemical toxicity or contamination in livestock or poultry | x | x |