Reporting influenza clusters

Please complete the online Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences (BIDLS) Report Form (BRF) listed below

Report clusters by BIDLS Report Form

Report clusters of influenza-like-illness (ILI) to Massachusetts Department of Public Health via the online report form. If you have questions, please call [phone].

For specific information about reporting, see the MDPH 105 CMR 300.000:  Reportable Diseases, Surveillance and Isolation and Quarantine Requirements.

Immediately report the following influenza-related cases by phone

All immediately reportable cases listed below should be reported by phone to the Division of Epidemiology at [phone] and to your local board of health. Providers in the city of Boston should report directly to the Boston Public Health Commission at [phone] in addition to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

• Suspected and confirmed deaths related to influenza in children under 18 and in pregnant people.
• Unusual or unusually severe cases of influenza or influenza like illness (ILI), e.g., with encephalopathy, myocarditis, or pericarditis. ILI is defined as fever with cough and/or sore throat.
• Unusual clusters of ILI in daycare and elementary schools.
• Cases of suspected or proven antiviral treatment or prophylaxis failure.
• Suspected novel or variant influenza, e.g., travel-associated or animal-associated, (including avian influenza A H5N1 or H7N9, other avian influenza or swine influenza H3N2v)
• Influenza or ILI in employees of swine, dairy cattle or poultry farms.

Division of Epidemiology: [phone]
Boston Public Health Commission:  [phone]