Jefferson County Public Health works to protect Jefferson County residents from serious communicable diseases by providing consultation with providers, disease surveillance, investigation and reporting, along with education, screening, and treatment, of exposed persons if needed.

Tuberculosis (TB) testing and information.

For Health Care Providers

Topics of Interest 

• Animal Bite or Bat Exposure (PDF)
• Bats and Preventing Conflict with Bats
• Ebola
• Flu News, here, here, and Local Flu Vaccines
• Hantavirus (Viruses carried by rodents)
• Head Lice
• Measles
• Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) (PDF)
• Rabies Vaccination Requirements for Pets
• Rabies, Bats and Other Wild Animals
• Stop Germs - Stay Healthy!
• Surveillance/Public Health
• Ticks & Diseases Spread by Ticks
• West Nile Virus
• Zika Virus

Additional Information

• Center for Disease Control, Index of Topics
• Washington State Department of Health Topic List
• Seattle/King County Public Health, Communicable Disease Facts
  
  

View JCPH performance measures for communicable disease.