Table 1 Priority diseases of epidemic prone potential for immediate reporting

1—Anthrax

10—Rabies (confirmed cases)

2—Chikungunya

11—Measles

3—Cholera

12—Serious Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

4—Dengue

13—Acute hemorrhagic fever (Ebola, Marburg, Lassa Fever, RVF, Crimean-Congo)

5—Dracunculiasis

14—Neonatal tetanus

6—Yellow fever

15—Smallpox

7—Influenza due to new subtype

16—Any public health event of international concern (infection, zoonosis, food borne infection, chemical, radio nuclear contamination or due to an unknown condition)

8—Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP)

17—Meningitis

9—Plague

18—Bloody diarrhoea