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.
The Florida Department of Health in Jackson County (DOH-Jackson) Disease Surveillance Branch works to protect and promote the health of all Floridians from infectious diseases through disease surveillance. This epidemiology-focused branch monitors disease trends and outbreaks in Jackson County communities. It is required by law to report certain diseases to DOH-Jackson.
The Disease Surveillance Branch investigates these reportable disease cases and notifies the DOH Bureau of Epidemiology. Reporting these diseases allows the Disease Surveillance Branch to alert the community and to stop the potential spread of illness in a timely manner.