Summary of Changes

OHHABS Summary of Changes

Environmental Form

General Information

• Added question “Why was this characterized as a HAB event?”

• Added question “Was this event associated with a benthic bloom or mat?”

• Added question “How long did the bloom occur?”

• Removed Date Remarks field

• Moved Water Body Characteristics section to Bloom Description section

• Streamlined Dates section by moving dates around on the form

Geographic Description

• Added question about tribal and federal lands

• Removed Geographic Description Remarks

• Streamlined Geographic location question

Bloom Description

• Moved Water Body Characteristics section to Bloom Description section

• Moved Health Advisories/Warnings information to their own section

• Streamlined water type question

• Streamlined water salinity question

• Streamlined water body use question

Observational Data

• Streamlined question who documented these observations

• Removed question tidal conditions

• Streamlined options for observational data

Advisories

• Removed Advisory or warning type

• Streamlined question about advisories or warnings

• Streamlined question issuing agency

• Added question about waterbody bloom history

• Added question why was advisory issued with streamlined answers

• Added question how did authorities notify the public of advisory

Laboratory Testing

• Added question was testing performed

• Streamlined question which was tested

Environmental Testing Results

• Added question Detected

• Added Sample Collection Date

• Added question Sample Type

• Removed question Detected In

• Removed question sample collection time

• Removed Sample Description

• Streamlined Laboratory Testing Remarks

Links to Other Systems

• Removed entire section it will be integrated into the user interface of OHHABS modernized system in 2025

Supplemental Information

• Removed section

• Streamlined General Remarks and moved to end of form

Author and Agency Information

• Removed section information will be collected in the user interface of OHHABS modernized system in 2025

Human Form

General Information

• Added option for months and years to age question

• Added question county of residence

• Added question for race and ethnicity

• Dates section questions moved to other parts of the form

• Removed Date Remarks section

• Removed date times

Human Exposure Information

• Streamlined question for single or multiple dates of exposure

• Added question is setting exposure the same as HAB event

• Added question about occupational exposure

• Added question about commercially or non-commercially harvested seafood

• Removed question where exposure occurred

• Removed county where exposure occurred

• Removed setting of exposure

• Removed specific location name

• Streamlined exposure source

• Streamlined water exposure activity questions

• Streamlined food exposure type question

• Removed exposure water type

• Removed duration of activity

• Removed duration of activity unit

• Removed exposure remarks

Signs/Symptoms of Illness and Health Outcomes

• Moved illness onset date here

• Moved illness recover date here

• Added commonly reported sign/symptom table

• Streamlined time to illness onset

• Streamlined time to onset after exposure

• Streamlined time of illness recovery

• Removed onset unit

• Removed duration of sing/symptom

• Removed duration unit

• Streamlined sign/symptom recurrence after multiple exposures

• Removed question were signs/symptoms consistent with route of exposure

• Removed signs/symptoms remarks

• Added question about hospitalization

• Removed question additional information about medical care or health outcomes

• Removed medical care and health outcomes remarks

• Streamlined Medical Information questions

• Moved question death date here

• Removed question tobacco use

• Removed question allergies

• Removed question kidney disease

• Removed question liver disease

• Removed question neurologic disease

• Removed question alcohol use

• Removed question over the counter pain medication

• Removed question communicable diseases

• Removed question environmental irritants

• Removed question environmental samples to rule out

• Streamlined question respiratory disease

• Streamlined question chronic skin disease

• Streamlined question gastrointestinal disease

• Streamlined question other chronic disease

Clinical Testing

• Streamlined question what type of clinical testing

• Added question results detected

• Added question sample collection date

• Streamlined question type Specimen Type

• Streamlined Clinical Testing Remarks

Supplemental Information

• Removed section

• Streamlined question General Remarks

Author and Agency Information

• Removed section

Animal Form

General Information

• Streamlined question animal category

• Streamlined question animal description into animal common name

• Added question animal maturity

• Moved animal death questions to animal exposure information

• Moved date questions around the form to other sections

• Removed date times

• Removed date notification to local/territory/tribal/state health authorities

• Removed date remarks

Animal Exposure Information

• Moved question discovery date

• Added question single or multiple exposures

• Added question exposure same as reported HAB event

• Removed question state where exposure occurred

• Removed question county where exposure occurred

• Removed question setting of exposure

• Removed question specific location name

• Streamlined question how did exposure route

• Removed question exposure activity

• Removed question water type

• Removed question food type

• Removed question duration of activity

• Removed question duration unit

• Remove exposure remarks

Signs of Illness and Health Outcomes

• Moved date of illness onset here

• Moved date of illness recover

• Streamlined question time to illness onset

• Streamlined question time to illness recovery

• Removed question onset unit

• Removed question duration of signs

• Removed question duration unit

• Streamlined question signs of illness reoccur

• Removed question were signs consistent with route of exposure

• Added question how many animal in a group received veterinary care

• Removed question admitted to veterinary facility

• Removed question additional information about medical care or health outcomes

• Removed medical care and health outcomes remarks

• Removed question pre-existing medical conditions

• Removed question any medications

• Removed question other causes of illnesses investigated

• Removed question where environmental samples tested to rule out other causes

• Added question was animal immunocompromised

• Added question did the animal have a chronic disease

Clinical Testing

• Streamlined question what types of clinical testing were done

• Added question results detected

• Streamlined question specimen collection date

• Streamlined question specimen type

• Streamlined animal testing remarks

• Removed question subspecies

Supplemental Information

• Streamlined general remarks

Author and Agency Information

• Removed section