# Georgia — US state notifiable disease reporting timeframes by condition

For Georgia, disease / condition is Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM); reporting timeframe is Within 7 days; reporting agency is Georgia Department of Public Health, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.

- **State:** Georgia _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Disease / Condition:** Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Reporting Timeframe:** Within 7 days
- **Reporting Agency:** Georgia Department of Public Health _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Reporter Class:** Anyone with knowledge of a reportable disease _(per epi.utah.gov, not stated by the source above)_
- **Legal Authority:** R386-702 Communicable Disease Rule _(per epi.utah.gov, not stated by the source above)_

## What the source says

> Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) |

## Sources disagree

More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same
thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from.

### Reporting Timeframe

dph.georgia.gov says reporting timeframe is **Within 7 days**, as of 2026-08-14.

> Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) |

Source: https://dph.georgia.gov/notifiable-disease-condition-reporting-accessible-text-and-tables

epi.utah.gov says reporting timeframe is **within 3 working days of identification**, as of 2026-08-14.

> Report within 3 working days of identification Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM)

Source: https://epi.utah.gov/disease-reporting/


### Reporting Agency

dph.georgia.gov says reporting agency is **Georgia Department of Public Health**, as of 2026-08-14.

> Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) |

Source: https://dph.georgia.gov/notifiable-disease-condition-reporting-accessible-text-and-tables

epi.utah.gov says reporting agency is **Utah Department of Health and Human Services**, as of 2026-08-14.

> Report within 3 working days of identification Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM)

Source: https://epi.utah.gov/disease-reporting/


## Source

- https://dph.georgia.gov/notifiable-disease-condition-reporting-accessible-text-and-tables
- https://epi.utah.gov/disease-reporting/

Last verified: 2026-08-14. Review by: 2027-08-14.
Part of [US state notifiable disease reporting timeframes by condition](https://referencesource.org/notifiable-disease-reporting-timeframes/).