Current health news, alerts, and more information on reporting outbreaks or other communicable diseases.
Epidemiology Reports
Click on the link for each county to view the Epidemiology Report.
For questions or comments regarding these reports, please call the Division of Epidemiology at (304) 348-1088.
Frequently Asked Questions
Question: I’ve seen several patients recently with a similar illness that I think may be related, should I report it to someone?
Answer: Yes, any disease outbreak, regardless of the disease, is reportable to your local health department. Even if you’re unsure if it is an outbreak, if you’ve been seeing an increase in a particular illness above what you typically see, you must report it. KCHD will open an investigation and, with your help, will determine if it is an outbreak.
Question: I saw a patient who had an infectious disease, do I need to report it to the health department?
Answer: It depends. Even a single case of many communicable diseases are reportable to your local health department. Click for a printable document that lists all of the reportable diseases and conditions and their reporting timeframes.
Guidance and Alerts
- Decreased vaccination rates among children has increased cases of measles in the US to levels that haven’t been seen in years.
- Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli Infections: What Clinicians Need to Know