Welcome to the City of Columbus and Franklin County Communicable Disease Reporting System website!

The Communicable Disease Reporting System is the combined communicable 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 Health Departments have joined forces to make the reporting, tracking and investigation of communicable disease cases easier and more convenient.

Click HERE for a downloadable CDRS brochure.

Pertussis Update

Health Officials issue public health alert as Pertussis cases significantly increase.
Click HERE to see the news release.
For more information, click HERE.

E. Coli Outbreak

Click HERE for information for medical providers. - 04/30/10
For questions, contact the Ohio Department of Agriculture,  (614) 728-6201 or the FDA,  1-888-INFO-FDA. 

Public Health Advisory:
FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of Intravenous Antiviral Peramivir for 2009 H1N1 Influenza - 10/26/09

Click HERE

H1N1 Influenza A

Updated 11/3/09
Click HERE to get health care provider guidance. Click HERE to learn more about H1N1 influenza A.
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Influenza Surveillance 2010

Click HERE for 05/16/10
Click HERE for 05/08/10
Click HERE for all summaries

Rabies Post-Exposure Information

Click here for information on how to obtain vaccine.

Pandemic Flu

For general information about pandemic flu and how to prepare, please visit the Central Ohio Pandemic Flu website.