How to Report STIs, HIV, HBV & HCV

STI Reporting

Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Chanchroid
Granuloma inguinale
Herpes simplex virus - neonates only
Lymphogranuloma venereum (Trichomoniasis infection currently is not a reportable condition in Louisiana)

Electronic - STIs and HIV can be reported electronically through the Infectious Disease Reporting Information System (IDRIS), operated by the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program. For information on setting up IDRIS reporting at your facility, please call 504-568-8313.

Mail/Fax - STIs may be reported using the "Louisiana Department of Health Confidential Report of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)" form (STI 43). Complete and mail or fax to the contact below.

Phone - Reports of early syphilis cases should be made by phone at the number below or your regional STI Program staff.

STI/HIV Hepatitis Program
Louisiana Office of Public Health
PO Box 60630
New Orleans, LA 70160
Phone: 504-568-7474
Fax: 504-568-8384 (confidential)

Hepatitis A Reporting

Hepatitis B and C Reporting

Electronic – Hepatitis B and C can be reported electronically through the Infectious Disease Reporting Information System (IDRIS), operated by the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program. For information on setting up IDRIS reporting at your facility, please call 504-568-8313.

Mail/Fax – Hepatitis B and C may be reported using "Louisiana Confidential Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Reporting Worksheet". Complete and mail or fax to:

Lisa Chang
Hepatitis Surveillance Supervisor
STI/HIV/Hepatitis Program
Louisiana Office of Public Health
PO Box 60630
New Orleans, LA 70160
Phone: 504-568-7474
Fax: 504-568-8384 (confidential)

Plasma Centers and Blood Banks

Plasma Centers and Blood Banks may report Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV, and Syphilis using “Louisiana Confidential HIV/HBV/HCV/Syphilis Reporting Worksheet for Plasma Centers and Blood Banks”. Complete and mail or fax to:

Surveillance Manager
STI/HIV/Hepatitis Program
Louisiana Office of Public Health
PO Box 60630 New Orleans, LA 70160
Phone: 504-568-7474
Fax: 504-568-8384 (confidential)

HIV Reporting

All reports of HIV infection, confirmed or presumed, should be reported by phone or mail to your regional HIV Field Epidemiologist or electronically via IDRIS. For further information you may also contact:

Susan B. Brodie
Field Epi. Supervisor
STI/HIV Hepatitis Program
1450 Poydras St, Suite 2136
New Orleans, LA 70112
504-568-7474

HIV/Syphilis Reporting During Pregnancy

All diagnoses of HIV or syphilis during pregnancy should be reported within one business day. To report, complete the HIV/Syphilis During Pregnancy report form. For more information, you may also contact:

Elizabeth McClung
STI/HIV Hepatitis Perinatal Surveillance Supervisor
STI/HIV Program
1450 Poydras St, Suite 2136
New Orleans, LA 70112
504-568-7047

Electronic Laboratory Reporting

For information on setting up electronic laboratory reporting, contact ELR@la.gov.