Canton City
Health Department
James M.
Adams, R.S., M.P.H., Health Commissioner
Promoting and Protecting Health Since 1849
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420 Market Ave. North |
Ohio Public Health Council recently concluded action on revised rules related to the “Diseases to be reported” in OAC 3701-3-02. The new rules are effective January 1, 2006. The purpose of this communication is to provide information regarding these rules and additional infectious disease reporting information. A summary synopsis of recent enacted changes include: Class A1 Add Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Add Tularemia Class A2 Modify arboviral/encephalitis reporting to reflect contemporary nomenclature Add Coccidiodomycosis Add Hepatitis B, perinatal; Hepatitis B, non-perinatal, see A(3) Add Influenza-associated pediatric mortality Delete Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Class A3 Add Varicella; delete varicella (deaths) Delete Hepatitis, acute, viral, undeterminable etiology Class B Delete chickenpox Delete Herpes (genital) NOTE: No Class B disease other than influenza should be reported on paper forms or electronically. Influenza is the only Class B reportable disease. The full listing of current OAC 3701-3-02 rules may be reviewed by clicking here. The “Know Your ABC’s” document has been updated to reflect these changes. Please click here to review this document Individual public health recommendations for each of the reportable infectious diseases can be found in the ODH Infectious Disease Control Manual [IDCM] at the following web address: http://www.odh.ohio.gov/healthResources/infectiousDiseaseManual.aspx The IDCM is currently undergoing revision to reflect the new reporting disease changes. Varicella [chickenpox] is no longer reportable by numbers as a Class B disease and must be reported as individual case reports as Class A3 reportable disease as of January 1, 2006. ODH will follow the nationally adopted case definition for individual varicella reporting. Please click here to review the varicella case definition. The web address to review this same information is as follows: http://www.cdc.gov/epo/dphsi/casedef/varicella_current.htm. To view the Stark County Varicella Report Form, please click here. Additionally, beginning January 1, 2006, reporting of Streptococcus pneumoniae, invasive disease (ISP) will include ALL invasive disease from normally sterile sites. This is a change in that currently, Ohio requires reporting of cases for which S. pneumoniae has been isolated from blood and/or cerebrospinal fluid. Ohio will now require reporting of cases for which S. pneumoniae is isolated from ANY normally sterile site. |
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