Communicable Disease Control and Prevention
The Communicable Disease Control Program works in partnership with the medical and neighborhood communities to control and prevent the occurrence and spread of communicable diseases through prevention, surveillance and outbreak control.
For after hours communicable disease reporting, please call City of Berkeley Dispatch at (510) 981-5911 and request that they contact the Health Officer on call.
REPORT A COMMUNICABLE DISEASE (For use by Health Care providers only)
Tuberculosis Reporting (For use by Health Care providers only)
Reportable Diseases
What services does the Communicable Disease Program offer?
The program aims to:
Successfully interrupt and contain the spread of communicable disease clusters and outbreaks, identify trends in the community, provide education regarding transmission and prevention;
Conduct surveillance for over 80 communicable diseases and disease syndromes
Investigate disease outbreaks and recommend control measures Conduct special studies and projects Produce annual reports, special analyses, and procedure manuals
Set policy and make procedure recommendations for activities related to infectious and communicable diseases Interpret and enforce State and Federal laws and regulations Interface with other local, state, and federal agencies, professional societies, and programs concerned with public health
Who is the program for? Residents and Health Care Providers of Berkeley
Cost for Services: FREE
Languages Spoken: English and Spanish
For additional information:Reportable Disease Form (Confidential Morbidity Report) (PDF)
CDC Infectious Disease Information
http://www.cdc.gov
California Department of Public Health Division of Communicable Disease Control
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/dcdc/Pages/default.aspx
California Department of Public Health
http://www.cdph.ca.gov
City of Berkeley Public Health Division
1947 Center Street, Second Floor
Berkeley, CA 94704
Map to Public Health Division
510-981-5300 (Phone)
510-981-5345 (Fax)
510-981-6903 (TDD)
PublicHealth@cityofberkeley.info
Hours of operation: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
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