# Georgia — US state notifiable disease reporting timeframes by condition

For Georgia, disease / condition is Q fever; reporting timeframe is Report Immediately; reporting method is telephone; 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:** Q fever _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Reporting Timeframe:** Report Immediately
- **Reporting Method:** telephone
- **Reporting Agency:** Georgia Department of Public Health _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Legal Authority:** 25 TAC Chapter 97 _(per dshs.texas.gov, not stated by the source above)_

## What the source says

> Q fever | ☣ | A |

## 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 **Report Immediately**, as of 2026-08-14.

> Q fever | ☣ | A |

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

dshs.texas.gov says reporting timeframe is **Within 1 work day**, as of 2026-08-14.

> Q fever 2,4 Within 1 work day

Source: https://www.dshs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/IDCU/investigation/Reporting-forms/notifiable-conditions-2026-black-and-white.pdf


### Reporting Agency

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

> Q fever | ☣ | A |

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

dshs.texas.gov says reporting agency is **Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)**, as of 2026-08-14.

> Q fever 2,4 Within 1 work day

Source: https://www.dshs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/IDCU/investigation/Reporting-forms/notifiable-conditions-2026-black-and-white.pdf


## Source

- https://dph.georgia.gov/notifiable-disease-condition-reporting-accessible-text-and-tables
- https://www.dshs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/IDCU/investigation/Reporting-forms/notifiable-conditions-2026-black-and-white.pdf

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/).