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Ohio law requires that laboratories report any positive laboratory test for any of the reportable diseases. Physicians or anyone having knowledge of a reportable disease are also required by law to report it. There are different time limits for reporting for different diseases (see Ohio’s Reportable Disease List). Disease reports can be made by telephone, mail, or fax (except HIV or AIDS reports that should only be mailed). The form on which to fax or mail communicable disease reports can be downloaded here - Disease Report Form (pdf)

The diseases are to be reported to the health department in whose jurisdiction the patient with the infection lives. This can sometimes be confusing in counties with more than one health department. In Summit County the Summit County Centralized Communicable Disease Registry solves the dilemma of where to report a disease by establishing a single telephone number to use for reporting, no matter where in the county the infected person lives.

In addition to reporting the communicable diseases required by law, health care providers and the public are encouraged to report to the health department any strange or unusual occurrence of disease. A heightened level of vigilance and reporting helps to minimize the likelihood that important risks to health will be overlooked.

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