# Kansas — US state notifiable disease reporting timeframes by condition

For Kansas, disease / condition is Salmonellosis, including typhoid fever; reporting timeframe is within 24 hours or the next business day; reporting agency is Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE); legal authority is K.S.A. 65-118; K.A.R. 28-1-2, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.

- **State:** Kansas _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Disease / Condition:** Salmonellosis, including typhoid fever _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Reporting Timeframe:** within 24 hours or the next business day
- **Reporting Agency:** Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)
- **Legal Authority:** K.S.A. 65-118; K.A.R. 28-1-2

## What the source says

> Salmonellosis, including typhoid fever

## 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

kdhe.ks.gov says reporting timeframe is **within 24 hours or the next business day**, as of 2026-08-14.

> Salmonellosis, including typhoid fever

Source: https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14247/Kansas-Notifiable-Diseases-List-PDF

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

> Salmonellosis, including typhoid fever 2, 3 Within 1 week

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


### Reporting Agency

kdhe.ks.gov says reporting agency is **Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)**, as of 2026-08-14.

> Salmonellosis, including typhoid fever

Source: https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14247/Kansas-Notifiable-Diseases-List-PDF

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

> Salmonellosis, including typhoid fever 2, 3 Within 1 week

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


### Legal Authority

kdhe.ks.gov says legal authority is **K.S.A. 65-118; K.A.R. 28-1-2**, as of 2026-08-14.

> Salmonellosis, including typhoid fever

Source: https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14247/Kansas-Notifiable-Diseases-List-PDF

dshs.texas.gov says legal authority is **25 TAC Chapter 97**, as of 2026-08-14.

> Salmonellosis, including typhoid fever 2, 3 Within 1 week

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


## Source

- https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14247/Kansas-Notifiable-Diseases-List-PDF
- 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/).