Creutzfeldt-jakob Disease

REPORTING INFORMATION • Class B: Report by the close of the next business day after the case or suspected case presents and/or a positive laboratory result to the local public health department where the patient resides. If patient residence is unknown, report to the local public health department in which the reporting health care provider or laboratory is located. • Reporting Form(s) and/or Mechanism: The Ohio Disease Reporting System (ODRS) should be used to report lab findings to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). For healthcare providers without access to ODRS, you may use the Ohio Confidential Reportable Disease form (HEA 3334). • Key fields for ODRS reporting include: for patient demographics – deceased and death date (if deceased); for laboratory specimen type, test name and organism; for clinical information imported and country/state of exposure; travel history; and notes should indicate relevant clinical findings and EEG results and whether the case is considered sporadic, familial or variant.