July 2022

CDC releases short version of the mpox case report form

On July 5, 2022, CDC announced a short version of the mpox case report form to state, local, and territorial public health jurisdictions to reduce the burden of submitting case data.

CDC understands the challenges jurisdictions face in rapidly providing CDC with complete, final information for every data element in the case report form, particularly at the beginning of an outbreak response. The short case report form will make mpox case reporting and notification easier and more efficient for jurisdictions.

CDC is reducing the amount of initial information we are asking jurisdictions to provide for each new case. Jurisdictions will have the opportunity to update their previously submitted case data as their case investigations continue.

CDC is using the case report form only during this acute outbreak response phase. CDC expects case data needs will decrease as we continue monitoring case count trends and understand more about how the virus is being transmitted.

Actions for Jurisdictions

Jurisdictions should send provisional case data as soon as they are available, even when they do not have complete information for all data elements in the case report form. CDC can receive partial case data and updates to previously sent data.

Although CDC released a fillable PDF version of the short case report form, jurisdictions should use electronic methods to send data elements included in the case report form to CDC.

Currently, jurisdictions can send mpox case report form data in multiple ways. These include:

• entering data directly into the Data Collation and Integration for Public Health Event Response (DCIPHER) platform,
• bulk uploading a CSV extract from a jurisdiction’s surveillance system into DCIPHER, and
• connecting a jurisdiction’s surveillance system to DCIPHER via application programming interface.

CDC has approval from the Office of Management and Budget to begin receiving mpox case data through routine NNDSS methods. Read more about transitioning case notifications to NNDSS data formats in the News You Can Use section below.

View the mpox short case report form and find more mpox information for health departments.

If you have questions about sending mpox data to CDC via NNDSS, email the CDC Electronic Data Exchange mailbox at edx@cdc.gov with the subject line “mpox reporting questions.”

An eSHARE webinar special session, “Provide Your Jurisdiction’s Feedback: Draft Brucellosis, Leptospirosis, and Hansen’s Disease Message Mapping Guides,” was held on July 26, 2022, 3:00-4:00 PM ET.

An eSHARE webinar, “Highlights from the CSTE 2022 Annual Conference.” was held on July 19, 2022.

Visit the eSHARE archives to access the slides and recordings for past eSHARE webinars. CDC typically posts eSHARE slides and recordings a few days after each webinar.

To join an eSHARE webinar, please see your calendar invitation or contact the CDC Electronic Data Exchange mailbox at edx@cdc.gov for login information with the subject line “eSHARE invitation.”