Animal Disease Reporting for Los Angeles County

The Animal Disease Surveillance System is available for you to report animal diseases to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health - Veterinary Public Health and Rabies Control Program for further investigation.

Please report:

• Dead birds (for West Nile Virus testing)
• Animal Diseases on Reporting Priority List
• Animal disease outbreaks or die-offs (3 or more affected)
• Animals/Humans becoming ill with same symptoms, same location
• Animal diseases not native to area
• Unusual animal diseases

Two ways to report:

1. Download printable form, complete, fax in

   Disease or Situation-Specific Forms
   Bat Rabies Testing Submission
   Border Puppy Illness or Death
   Canine Influenza
   Coccidioidomycosis
   Domestic Animal Bitten by Wildlife (i.e. potential rabies exposure)
   Heartworm
   Leptospirosis
   MRSA
   Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
   Vaccine Preventable Disease (i.e. parvo, distemper, panleukopenia)
   General Use Animal Disease or Death reporting form
   Animal Death and Disease
   




2. Online reporting general use reporting portals
   
   You will be asked to fill out a form on a secure website. You will be prompted by your computer to accept a security alert when you access the form. Click Yes to proceed.

   Online Public Reporting | Online Reporting for Professionals