{"id":69,"date":"2016-05-24T17:32:02","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T17:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/three-rivers\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2024-08-01T14:37:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T14:37:06","slug":"epidemiology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/three-rivers\/epidemiology\/","title":{"rendered":"Epidemiology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-69\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-69-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-69-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-69-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Three Rivers Health investigates <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2023\/03\/VIRGINIA-REPORTABLE-DISEASE-LIST.pdf\"><strong>cases of reportable diseases<\/strong><\/a><\/span><strong>,<\/strong> which are diseases considered to be of great public health importance. The Code of Virginia requires that these diseases be reported when they are diagnosed by doctors and laboratories. Reporting allows for the collection of statistics that show how often the disease occurs, the detection of outbreaks and identification of dangerous practices or products.\u00a0 Detailed data can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/surveillance-and-investigation\/virginia-communicable-disease-data\/\">Virginia Communicable Disease Data.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our services include:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>DISEASE SURVEILLANCE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Reports are received on diseases in the community. A nurse or epidemiologist will follow up with these reports to provide education to reduce the spread of illness to others and will sometimes recommend treatment or vaccination for certain conditions.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>SYNDROMIC SURVEILLANCE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Our local hospitals participate in providing emergency department diagnosis and chief complaint information to help us look for suspicious illness or bioterrorism activity.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>INFLUENZA SURVEILLANCE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Our local medical community reports cases of influenza that occur in the community. A few medical providers participate in a special sentinel program from October-April to provide a picture of flu activity in the community and report cases early and late in the flu season.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>OUTBREAK SURVEILLANCE AND INTERVENTION<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Clusters of disease are identified through disease surveillance, syndromic surveillance, reports from schools and individuals.\u00a0 We help schools, nursing homes, group homes, adult assisted living and other communities identify community health issues and deal with them (for example, norovirus or influenza outbreaks).<\/p>\n<p>To report a problem or to notify us about activities that may be of public health concern, please contact your<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/three-rivers\/locations\/\"><strong>local health department<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0or the Three Rivers epidemiologist <strong>Phillip Carr.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Phillip Carr, MPH<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> District Epidemiologist<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong> <a href=\"mailto:phillip.carr@vdh.virginia.gov\">phillip.carr@vdh.virginia.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong> Phone: 804-769-4988<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Fax: 804-769-2155<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-69-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-0cbe2f692174-69\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"disease-outbreak-reporting\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-disease-outbreak-reporting\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-disease-outbreak-reporting\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDisease &amp; Outbreak Reporting\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-disease-outbreak-reporting\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-disease-outbreak-reporting\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Reportable Diseases<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2023\/03\/VIRGINIA-REPORTABLE-DISEASE-LIST.pdf\">Virginia Reportable Disease List<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/surveillance-and-investigation\/\">Reportable Disease Regulations<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/03\/Epi1.pdf\">Reporting Form (Epi-1)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/redcap.vdh.virginia.gov\/redcap\/surveys\/?s=NYKYR7W47M\">Confidential Morbidity Report Portal (Electronic Epi-1)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Outbreaks<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/epidemiology-fact-sheets\/outbreak-reporting\/\">Outbreak Reporting Requirement for Facilities<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/03\/Communicable_Disease_Chart.pdf\">Communicable Disease Reference Chart for Schools<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"disease-information\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-disease-information\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-disease-information\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDisease Information\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-disease-information\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-disease-information\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Campylobacteriosis<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/epidemiology-fact-sheets\/campylobacteriosis\/\">Fact Sheet<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Chlamydia<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/chlamydia\/about\/?CDC_AAref_Val=https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/std\/chlamydia\/stdfact-chlamydia.htm\">Fact Sheet<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Testing: Testing for chlamydia and other sexually transmitted infections is offered at<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/three-rivers\/health-departments\/\">each local health department<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Gonorrhea<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/gonorrhea\/about\/?CDC_AAref_Val=https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/std\/gonorrhea\/stdfact-gonorrhea.htm\">Fact Sheet<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Testing: Testing for gonorrhea and other sexually transmitted infections is offered at<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/three-rivers\/health-departments\/\">each local health department<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Hepatitis C<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/hepatitis-c\/\">Fact Sheet<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Influenza<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/influenza-flu-in-virginia\/\">VDH Site<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Find seasonal influenza data on the\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/influenza-flu-in-virginia\/influenza-surveillance\/\">VDH Influenza Surveillance Site<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p><b>Lyme Disease<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/epidemiology-fact-sheets\/lyme-disease\/?pdf=4787\">Fact Sheet<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-epidemiology\/bugs-human-health\/\">Tick-Borne Disease Educational Materials<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Norovirus<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/epidemiology-fact-sheets\/norovirus-infection\/?pdf=1056\">Fact Sheet<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/norovirus\/index.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Have You Ever Heard of Norovirus?<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Video from CDC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2016\/11\/Norovirus-Outbreak-Control-Guidelines.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Norovirus Outbreak Control Guidelines<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(September 2013)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.disinfect-for-health.org\/resources\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Clean-up and Disinfection for Norovirus (\u201cStomach Bug\u201d) Poster<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(poster in English and Spanish from Somerset (NJ) County, Department of Health, NEHA, Water Quality &amp; Health Council, and American Chemistry Council)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a 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