The Communicable Diseases staff has the following roles:
- Investigation of reports of communicable diseases including food and water borne illness.
- Staff also implement appropriate control measures to prevent the spread of communicable diseases in the community.
- Nursing staff provides information about various communicable diseases.
All physicians offices, labs, schools and daycare providers are communicable disease reporters. Please call a Health Department RN directly to report the following within 24 hours:
- Any foodborne/waterborne illness
- Chicken pox
- Measles
- Meningitis
- Mumps
- Rabies
- Whooping cough/pertussis
Please call 309-303-1375 for after hours emergency reporting for physicians and labs.
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