Maine CDC Issues Public Health Advisory on Updates to Notifiable Diseases and Conditions List

• By: Maureen Carland
• On: 06/30/2025 10:16:25
• In: Quality/Regulatory

On June 27, 2025, the Maine CDC issued a Public Health Advisory via the Health Alert Network (HAN). This advisory announces updates to the state's Notifiable Diseases and Conditions List, effective June 4, 2025. This list outlines the diseases and conditions that must be reported to the Maine CDC.
Recently Adopted Changes Include:
Additions:

• COVID-19
• Enterococcus spp. resistant to daptomycin, linezolid, and vancomycin (DLVRE)
• Enterococcus spp. resistant to linezolid and vancomycin (LVRE)
• Monkeypox virus (the cause of mpox)
• Detectable per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in serum

 Removals:

• Acid-Fast Bacillus smears
• Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) (*Note: Rabies PEP remains recommended but is no longer reportable*)

 Changes & Clarifications:

• Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) upgraded to Category I (Immediately Reportable)
• Clarification of reportable Hepatitis C results (acute and chronic)
• Staphylococcus aureus non-susceptible to vancomycin (VRSA) is reportable only if MIC ≥ 8μg/mL
• Name change: Borrelia miyamotoi is now classified as Hard Tick Relapsing Fever
• New Specimen Submission Requirements to the Maine Health and Environmental Testing Lab (HETL):Providers must submit isolates or clinical specimens for confirmation, typing, and/or antibiotic sensitivity for the following pathogens:

• Jamestown Canyon Virus, La Crosse Virus, and other California Serogroup viruses
• Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)
• Enterococcus spp.
• Hantavirus
• Powassan virus
• West Nile virus

 
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Staff contact:mcarland@mehca.org