Chancroid

Abstract

REPORTING INFORMATION • Class B: Report the case, suspected case and/or a positive laboratory result to the local public health department where the patient resides by the close of the next business day. If patient residence is unknown, report to the local public health department in which the reporting health care provider or laboratory is located. • Health care providers and laboratories report using the following form(s) and/or mechanism: Ohio Confidential Reportable Disease form (HEA 3334, rev. 1/2009), Positive Laboratory Findings for Reportable Disease form (HEA 3333, rev. 8/2005), Ohio Disease Reporting System (ODRS), electronic laboratory reporting (ELR), or telephone. • Local public health departments report the case, suspected case and/or a positive laboratory result to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) via ODRS by the end of the next business day. • Key fields for ODRS reporting include: for laboratory date lab collected, test name, and result; for clinical treatment name, dose, and start date.