Please fax disease reports to 614-525-8890 or visit idrsinfo.org for more details.
The Infectious Disease program at Franklin County Public Health investigates:
Reportable infectious diseases
in compliance with state
and federal regulationsTo ensure epidemiology activities
directed toward disease
surveillance, prevention and detectionTo notify the public of their
risk for infectious diseases
Outbreaks and coordinates information
exchange for disease controlTo manage and control of disease
throughout the community
Infectious Disease List A - Z
Infectious Disease Reporting System (IDRS)
The Infectious Disease Reporting System is the combined infectious disease reporting system for all of Franklin County, including the City of Columbus, for health care providers in Franklin County. The Columbus and Franklin County Public Health agencies have joined forces to make the reporting, tracking and investigation of infectious disease cases easier and more convenient.
Physician and health care providers, per Communicable Disease Rules 3701-3-01 through 3701-3-30 of the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC), are legally required to report suspected, lab-confirmed, and clinical diagnoses of specific diseases and conditions within specified time frames to IDRS. For more information or to report an infectious disease, visit the IDRS website.
Infectious Disease Reporting Fax: (614) 525-8890
Infectious Disease Surveillance Data & Annual Summaries
Communicable Disease Training for Childcare Centers
The Ohio Department of Job & Family Services requires all licensed child care centers and Type A Homes to have at least one person on site at the center who has completed the 6-hour Communicable Disease training (required by Rules 5101:2-12-27 and 5101:2-13-27). Columbus Public Health and Franklin County Public Health offer this 6-hour course.