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Definition of Reporting, anonymous

Medically reviewed by Min Clinic Staff | Updated: January 2026

Reporting, anonymous: In public health, anonymous reporting permits the acquisition of certain data such as the proportion of persons with a positive test or with a disease. It is different from anonymous testing, in which no name is used on the test sample.