Chancroid

Fact sheet - Health conditions directory

Chancroid is a sexually transmissible infection (STI) which causes ulcers of the genitals. It is caused by a bacterium (Haemophilus ducreyi). Chancroid is rare in Australia. In some tropical and sub-tropical parts of the world, chancroid is the most common cause of genital ulcers. It is common in Southeast Asia, India and parts of Africa and Latin America. In Australia, it usually occurs only in people who have travelled or lived in these areas and have become infected there.

• Read Queensland Health guidelines for public health units

Notification

Pathology laboratories

• Notification criteria for pathology laboratories (PDF, 55kB)
• Notification and reporting criteria

Notification resources

• List of all Pathological, clinical and provisional diagnosis notifiable conditions
• List of Public Health Unit contacts
• Notifiable conditions report form for Queensland doctors/clinicians (PHA S70) or person in charge of a Hospital (PHA S71) (PDF, 77kB) - if faxing notification, follow up by phone.

• Australian STI management guidelines - an online resource for primary care health professionals which provide concise information to support the prevention, testing, diagnosis, management and treatment of STIs.