Reporting Patient Information: A Guide to Exceptions to the Duty of Confidentiality 6 | Page (40) measles (rubeola) - 24 hours; (41) meningitis, pneumococcal - 7 days; (42) meningococcal disease - 24 hours; (43) Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) - 24 hours; (44) monkeypox – 24 hours; (45) mumps - 7 days;.