Blaine 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 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) 623-7977 to report your Blaine County 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: www.ok.gov/health/Disease, Prevention, Preparedness

OSDH Disease information links: www.ok.gov/health/Disease, Prevention, Preparedness

Contact person for questions

For questions please call (580) 623-7977.