Diseases and Conditions
Identify and understand the risk, transmission, symptoms, and treatments.
Disease Reporting Information
Health care and laboratory providers are required to report conditions of public health importance to the Florida Department of Heath.
Disease Surveillance and Investigation
Florida Department of Health in Indian River County (DOH-Indian River) Environmental Epidemiology is responsible for conducting surveillance for and investigating cases of reportable diseases and conditions associated with food or waterborne sources, animals (zoonotic diseases), or environmental toxins. Investigations are conducted to prevent further spread of illness by identification and elimination of the sources of these diseases and conditions.
In addition, Environmental Health Epidemiology investigates clusters of illness in the community in coordination with partner agencies to identify and remove the source of transmission.Â
Environmental Health Epidemiology analyzes surveillance data to identify disease trends in the community and disseminates this information to partners in the community.
Additional information can be found at the following DOH-Indian River webpage links:
- Arbovirus Mosquito-borne Illness
- Foodborne & Waterborne Illness
- Tickborne Illness
- Toxins
- Zoonotic Illness
For more information on diseases and conditions, visit the Florida Department of Health Diseases and Conditions webpage.