{"id":187,"date":"2016-01-20T16:12:17","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T21:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/?page_id=187"},"modified":"2025-12-22T12:38:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T17:38:43","slug":"division-of-surveillance-and-investigation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/surveillance-and-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Division of Surveillance and Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-187\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-187-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div id=\"dsi-hero-banner\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-187-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-187-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-187-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-hero panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-187-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-hero so-widget-sow-hero-default-a10e43afe7ef-187 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><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><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Our mission is to serve the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia by:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Monitoring for the occurrence of reportable and emerging diseases or suspected outbreaks of illness;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Providing recommendations and guidance to prevent the spread of communicable diseases;\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" 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data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Responding to public health emergencies.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-187-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-187-1\" ><div id=\"pgc-187-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"shadow-boxes panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-187-1-0\" ><div id=\"panel-187-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><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><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Quick Links<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/clinicians\/disease-reporting-and-control-regulations\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Disease Reporting and Control Regulations<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/epidemiology-fact-sheets\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Disease Fact Sheets<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/surveillance-and-investigation\/virginia-reportable-disease-surveillance-data\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Communicable Disease Surveillance Data<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/03\/Communicable_Disease_Chart.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Communicable Disease Reference Chart for School Personnel<\/span><\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/09\/Communicable_Disease_Chart-ES.pdf\">Spanish Translation<\/a>)<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/data\/epidemiology-reports\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Epidemiology Reports<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-187-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"shadow-boxes panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-187-1-1\" ><div id=\"panel-187-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><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><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Trending Topics<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/measles\/\">Measles<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/disease-prevention\/mpox\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mpox<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/mosquitoes\/\">Mosquitoes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/ticks\/\">Ticks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-187-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-187-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-187-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><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><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Division of Surveillance and Investigation Programs<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-187-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-187-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-187-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features panel-first-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div id=\"program-icons\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-187-3-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-63688a7f5817-187\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 20px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-square\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xe522;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 55px; color: #1e73be\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSurveillance\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/surveillance-and-investigation\/genomic-epidemiology\/\">Genomic Epidemiology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/clinicians\/disease-reporting-and-control-regulations\/\">Reportable Diseases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/surveillance-and-investigation\/syndromic-surveillance\/\">Syndromic Surveillance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 20px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-square\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf5d1;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 55px; color: #1e73be\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFoodborne &amp; Enteric Diseases\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/food-safety-in-virginia\/foodborne-diseases-and-outbreaks\/foodborne-disease-data\/\">Foodborne Disease Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/foodborne-illness-report\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Foodborne Illness Report<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 20px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-square\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xe067;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 55px; color: #1e73be\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRespiratory Diseases\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/respiratory-diseases-in-virginia\/\">COVID-19, Flu, and RSV<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/respiratory-diseases-in-virginia\/data\/\">Respiratory Disease Data<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-187-3-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div id=\"program-icons\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-187-3-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-e713e95d73cb-187\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 20px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-square\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf188;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 55px; color: #1e73be\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVector-borne Diseases\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/ticks\/\">Tick-borne Diseases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/mosquitoes\/\">Mosquito-borne Diseases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 20px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-square\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf1b0;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 55px; color: #1e73be\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tZoonotic Diseases\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/animal-contact-human-health\/\">Animal Contact and Human Health<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/animal-contact-human-health\/rabies-control\/\">Rabies Control<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 20px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-square\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; 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