# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/945 of 22 June 2018 on the communicable diseases and related special health issues to be covered by epidemiological surveillance as well as relevant case definitions (Text with EEA relevance), Division: Case Classification

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

A.. Possible case
Any person meeting the clinical criteria for classical respiratory diphtheria
B.. Probable case
Any person meeting the clinical criteria for diphtheria (Classic Respiratory Diphtheria, Mild Respiratory Diphtheria, Cutaneous Diphtheria, Diphtheria of other sites) with an epidemiological link to a human confirmed case or with an epidemiological link to animal to human transmission
C.. Confirmed case
Any person meeting the laboratory criteria AND at least one of the clinical forms

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/945/annex/II/division/3/division/3.11/division/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-945/annex-II/division-3/division-3.11/division-4
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