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Communicable diseases and notifiable communicable diseases.—(1) All the diseases included in the definition of communicable disease as per sub-section (1) of section 2 of this Act shall deemed to be communicable diseases, for the purpose of this section. (2) For the purpose of this Act, notifiable communicable disease means,— (i) Tuberculosis; (ii) diseases which are included or to be added in future in the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, (Malaria, Filariasis, Japanese Encephalitis, Dengue Fever, Chikungunya, Kala Azar etc); (iii) Zika; (iv) all the fevers included in the category of Typhus (Scrub Typhus, Epidemic typhus etc); (v) Anthrax; (vi) fevers in the category of Influenza-A including Avian Influenza; (vii) all fevers having the symptoms of Encephalitis/Meningitis; (viii) diseases which are included or to be added in future in the Universal Immunisation Programme (Polio, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Measles, Hepatitis-B, Pneumonia or Meningitis caused by Haemophilus Influenza-B, diseases caused by Pneumococcus, Rubella etc); (ix) Accute flaccid paralysis; (x) Monkeypox; (xi) Rabies; (xii) Nipah; (xiii) SARS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, Corona virus infections like COVID-19; (xiv) Leptospirosis; (xv) Plague; 78 This is a digitally signed Gazette. Authenticity may be verified through https://compose.kerala.gov.in/ (xvi) Leprosy; (xvii) Infections which the Government decides to be reported in the background of the threat of Antimicrobial Resistance; (xviii) Diseases which are declared as notifiable by the Central or State Governments from time to time, throughout the State or a part of it. (3) Government may declare any disease, communicable or otherwise, for which government requires collection of data or following treatment protocols as a disease of public health importance. (4) When any notifiable communicable disease comes to the notice or knowledge of any person or Government Hospital or Private Hospital or Clinic or Laboratory or research institutions, such person or the institution shall forthwith report the same to the Public Health Officer. On receipt of such information, the Public Health Officers shall forthwith intervene to control the spread of such diseases and to eradicate them. (5) Any person or institution who fails to report an incident referred to in sub- section (4), shall liable to fine specified in section 65.