{"id":71,"date":"2016-09-06T20:32:46","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T20:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/eastern-shore\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2024-04-16T16:42:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T16:42:29","slug":"epidemiology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/eastern-shore\/epidemiology\/","title":{"rendered":"Epidemiology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">Eastern Shore Epidemiology receives and investigates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2023\/03\/VIRGINIA-REPORTABLE-DISEASE-LIST.pdf\">reportable diseases and outbreaks <\/a>reported by local healthcare providers and laboratories.\u00a0 Our Epidemiology Emergency Response Team works with residents and healthcare providers to implement preventive measures to stop the transmission of communicable disease in our community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Need Data?\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/data\/\">VDH Data Portal<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/surveillance-and-investigation\/virginia-reportable-disease-surveillance-data\/virginia-monthly-morbidity-surveillance-report-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">District Monthly Surveillance Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Programs\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/surveillance-and-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Surveillance and Investigation<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-epidemiology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Environmental Epi<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-279 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2019\/06\/Wash_your_hands__by_anhdres-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2019\/06\/Wash_your_hands__by_anhdres-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2019\/06\/Wash_your_hands__by_anhdres.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/disease-prevention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disease Prevention<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/immunization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Immunization<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/tuberculosis\/\">Tuberculosis<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Timely Topics<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/waterborne-hazards-control\/\">Waterborne Hazards<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-epidemiology\/bugs-human-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ticks and Mosquitoes<\/a>\u00a0 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2019\/09\/Tick-borne-Disease-in-Virginia-Flyer-8.5-x-11-format-for-website-.pdf\">Tickborne Diseases in Virginia (printable)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/foodsafety\/outbreaks\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Food-borne Outbreaks<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthypets\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Healthy Pets = Healthy People<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wwwnc.cdc.gov\/travel\/destinations\/list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Traveler&#8217;s Health<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><strong>Other Resources\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Centers For Disease Control (CDC)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Health Organization<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Food and Drug Administration<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodsafety.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Food Safety<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Highlight_Box_Center_Grey\" style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\">Contact: Epidemiologist, Tracey Dedicatoria<br \/>\nPhone: 757-302-4268<br \/>\nFax: 757-787-5841<br \/>\nE-mail: <a href=\"mailto:tracey.dedicatoria@vdh.virginia.gov\">tracey.dedicatoria@vdh.virginia.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eastern Shore Epidemiology receives and investigates reportable diseases and outbreaks reported by local healthcare providers and laboratories.\u00a0 Our Epidemiology Emergency Response Team works with residents and healthcare providers to implement preventive measures to stop the transmission of communicable disease in our community. 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