{"id":181,"date":"2020-12-10T13:21:06","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T18:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/?page_id=181"},"modified":"2025-09-17T13:30:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T17:30:35","slug":"communicable-disease","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/communicable-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Communicable Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>What<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In collaboration with the Virginia Department of Health\u2019s Division of Surveillance and Investigation (DSI), we provide surveillance, investigation, and follow up of communicable diseases that are reportable by medical providers and laboratories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-745 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2016\/06\/CommunicableDiseaseControl-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"communicablediseasecontrol\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Community outreach, education, and in-service trainings<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/sexual-health-services\/\">Sexually transmitted infection (STI)<\/a><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">treatment, counseling, and referral<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Childhood and adult<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/immunization\/\">immunizations<\/a><\/span><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">counseling and referral<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Initial health assessment of all newly arriving immigrants with refugee or asylum status through the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/newcomer-health\/\">Virginia Newcomers Health Program <\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(VNHP)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">TB case management with daily observed therapy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Contact Information<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Communicable Disease Reporting Hotline<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Regular Business Hours: <span id=\"gc-number-0\" class=\"gc-cs-link\" title=\"Call with Google Voice\">434-972-6217<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">After Hours: \u00a0434-906-0818<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fax: <\/span><span id=\"gc-number-2\" class=\"gc-cs-link\" title=\"Call with Google Voice\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">434-972-6249<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Kenneth Gordon<\/strong>, District Epidemiologist<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Phone: 434-972-3405<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Email: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"mailto:kenneth.gordon@vdh.virginia.gov\">kenneth.gordon@vdh.virginia.gov<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><b>For Rabies Assistance<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Michele Napper,<\/b> Rabies Program Coordinator<br \/>\n<span id=\"gc-number-3\" class=\"gc-cs-link\" title=\"Call with Google Voice\">Phone: 434-972-6219<br \/>\n<\/span>Email: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"mailto:michele.napper@vdh.virginia.gov\">michele.napper@vdh.virginia.gov<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Monday \u2013 Friday, 8:00 AM \u2013 4:30 PM<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Saturday and Sunday \u2013 9:00 AM \u2013 5:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Visit the VDH <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/animal-contact-human-health\/rabies-control\/\">Rabies Control webpage<\/a><\/span><\/span> for more information<\/span>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>More Information<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2024\/01\/VIRGINIA-REPORTABLE-DISEASE-LIST.pdf\">2023 Communicable Disease Report Summary<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2024\/01\/VIRGINIA-REPORTABLE-DISEASE-LIST.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Virginia Reportable Disease List<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nVirginia Department of Health (VDH)\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/surveillance-and-investigation\/\">Division of Surveillance and Investigation<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nVirginia Department of Health 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