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the disease or other condition by telephone directly to a public health agent in the department. The following diseases or other conditions must be reported under this subsection:

(1) anthrax;

(2) botulism;

(3) diphtheria;

(4) glanders;

(5) hemorrhagic fever;

(6) influenza, due to suspected novel strains;

(7) measles;

(8) melioidosis;

(9) meningococcal invasive disease;

(10) Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS);

(11) paralytic shellfish poisoning;

(12) plague;

(13) poliomyelitis;

(14) rabies in a human or an animal;

(15) rubella;

(16) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) infections, due to suspected novel coronavirus strains;

(17) smallpox;

(18) tetanus;

(19) tularemia;

(20) yellow fever;

(21) an outbreak or an unusual number or clustering of diseases or other conditions of public health importance. (b) In addition to the immediate reporting requirements of (a) of this section, a health care provider shall submit a report to the department orally, electronically, or on a department-provided form not later than two working days after first discovering or suspecting the existence of the following diseases or conditions:

(1) acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS);