Disease Reporting

What to Report

Disease reports must include as much of the following as is known:

• Disease or condition
• Date of disease onset
• Relevant lab results and specimen collection date
• Case name, age, birth date, sex, race, address and occupation
• Name and phone number of person making the report
• Name, address, and telephone number of attending physician, hospital, clinic, or other specimen submitter
• Name, address, telephone number, and CLIA ID number of the laboratory performing the test

Animal Bite Reporting

It is critical providers report when a patient has been bitten or scratched by an animal, domestic or wild, to Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control as required by law. Timely reporting increases the likelihood Animal Control officers can secure the animal for quarantine or testing purposes before it escapes or causes additional harm. In Allen County, fax a completed Indiana Animal Bites Report to 260-427-5514.

School Absence Reporting

Indiana law (512 IAC 1) requires school corporations and accredited nonpublic schools to report to the local health department the percentage of student absences when the percentage of student absences from a school is equal to or greater than 20% of the enrolled students (Exceptions: days immediately before or after school vacation days or scheduled instructional day that is canceled due to any weather-related emergency unless otherwise determined by the superintendent).

Please complete the School Absence Reporting Form below and fax to 260-449-8731 or call 260-449-7556 during normal business hours to report.