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The Epidemiology program is responsible for the surveillance of reportable
communicable diseases, other than TB, STD, and HIV/AIDS, including enteric
diseases, vaccine-preventable diseases, invasive bacterial diseases,
arthropod-borne diseases, and other diseases.
 Contact and Case Reporting Information:
Epidemiology Program
Telephone: (727) 824-6932
Fax: (727) 820-4270 (This is a secure fax line. However due Florida Statutes, please do not send HIV/AIDS patient information via fax.)
Health Professionals on the Team:
Investigate, intervene, monitor, and coordinate reporting of communicable
diseases that occur in Pinellas County. Identify the source of an agent, identify the mode and time of transmission,
identify other persons who may have been exposed, and institute prompt action
to prevent the spread of disease. Provide education and consultation on infectious diseases to professional
providers and community groups. Prepare, through education and training, to deal with potential threats from
the use of biological weapons of mass destruction.
Assist with studies to assess health risks associated with new emerging infectious
agents. Provide a weekly report of communicable diseases to the Florida Department of
Health, Bureau of Epidemiology. Manage the Prenatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program to identify and protect
family members and contacts of prenatal and postpartum women who are positive
for hepatitis B surface antigen, a marker of viral hepatitis B infectivity.
List of Reportable Disease  (18470kb pdf)
Epi Watch Monthly Newsletters
Practitioner Single Disease Reporting Form (339kb pdf)
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