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Chancroid (soft sore)
Chancroid (soft sore)
Statutory notification
Chancroid (soft sore) is a notifiable infectious disease in Western Australia.
See
notifiable communicable disease case definitions (Word 1.29MB)
.
Notifications should be made using the communicable disease notification form for
metropolitan residents (PDF 209KB)
or
regional residents (PDF 208KB)
.
For notification of regional residents see contact details of
public health units
.
See also description of
statutory medical notifications for Western Australia
.
Public health management
Important information
Infectious agent
:
Haemophilus ducreyi
Gram-negative coccobacillus.
Transmission
: Donovanosis is passed on by direct contact with lesions, usually during unprotected vaginal, oral or anal sex with an infected person.
Incubation period
: From 3 to 5 days, up to 14 days.
Infectious period
: Until lesions are healed and organism cleared from discharging regional lymph nodes.
Case exclusion
: Do not exclude.
Contact exclusion
: Do not exclude.
Treatment
: Antibiotic treatment as recommended by the
Guidelines for Managing Sexually Transmitted Infections – WA Silver book – Chancroid
Immunisation
: None available
.
Case follow-up
: Is the responsibility of health care providers.
Guidelines
Guidelines for Managing Sexually Transmitted Infections – WA Silver book – Chancroid
Notifiable disease data and reports
Notifiable infectious disease dashboard
General infectious disease reports
Produced by
Public Health