Infectious Diseases

The mission of the Washington County Public Health Disease Prevention and Control Team is to reduce the spread and limit the adverse effects of infectious diseases within our community. Some of the services we provide include:

• Disease Surveillance and Investigations
  • Including foodborne illnesses, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis A and B, and vaccine preventable diseases (pertussis, mumps, measles).
• Immunizations
• Tick-Borne Diseases
• Tuberculosis (TB) Case Management and Direct Observed Therapy (DOT)
• Refugee Health Screening Referrals
• Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention
• Public health Emergency Preparedness Planning
  • Including avian and pandemic influenza and bioterrorism preparedness.

If you are a healthcare provider, and want more information on disease reporting guidelines, click here: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/dtopics/reportable/index.html.

For more information about these or any other infectious disease issues, contact the Washington County Disease Prevention and Control Team at 651-430-6655. Or you can go to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) website at www.health.state.mn.us, or contact them at 651-201-5414, or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at www.cdc.gov.

If you are ill, see your health care provider.
To report an emergency, call 911.
If you are a physician calling to report an infectious disease, please call 651-201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414.

MDH Emergency Operations after hours number: 651-201-5735.