Where does JCDHE get its information about positive lab results? Are the results reported to both local (JCDHE) and state health departments (KDHE)?

Lab results are generally reported to KDHE electronically from laboratories, hospitals, clinics, etc. The results are entered into a database called EpiTrax that local health department and others can access. This is the mechanism with which new cases are identified and reported to both state and local health officials.

EpiTrax is a communicable disease surveillance and outbreak management application that allows multiple jurisdictions to identify, investigate, and mitigate communicable diseases, environmental hazards, and bioterrorism events.