Donovanosis

Statutory notification

• Donovanosis 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 in Western Australia.

Public health management

Important information

• Infectious agent: Klebsiella granulomatis Gram-negative bacillus.
• Transmission: Donovanosis is passed on by direct contact with lesions, usually during unprotected vaginal or anal sex (less commonly by oral sex) with an infected person.
• Incubation period: Usually from 1 to 16 weeks.
• Infectious period: For the duration of open lesions.
• 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 – Donovanosis (granuloma inguinale).
• Immunisation: None available.
• Case follow-up: Is the responsibility of health care providers.

Guidelines

• Guidelines for Managing Sexually Transmitted Infections – WA Silver book – Donovanosis (granuloma inguinale)
• Other WA and National policies and guidelines

Notifiable disease data and reports

• Notifiable infectious disease dashboard
• General infectious disease reports