Greer County Health Department

Communicable Disease

Purpose

Recognize and prevent communicable disease outbreaks such as food and waterborne illness, tuberculosis, and childhood diseases.

Contact to OSDH Communicable Disease web site: Acute Disease Service

OSDH Reportable Disease Forms/Cards Disease Reporting

Center for Disease Control - www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions/

Services

Registered nurses and sanitarians are always available to investigate outbreaks as they occur. In most circumstances, these professionals work as a local team with consultation from state epidemiologists to address community problems.

To report a problem

Please call 580-782-5483 to report your problem. Your call will be referred to an environmental specialist or nurse on call. After hours, there is an Acute Disease Service Epidemiologist-on-Call available 24 hours/7 days a week at (405) 271-4060 for communicable disease consultations and reporting of diseases or outbreaks.

Link for fact sheets for diseases

Reportable infectious diseases: What to Report  and  How to Report

OSDH Disease information links: Disease Information

Contact person for questions

Call 580-782-5483 for an appointment.