COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
Communicable Disease Control: Surveillance & Reporting
Missouri Communicable Disease Regulation
Public Health Nurses investigate diseases and conditions that are potential health threats to Bollinger County residents and visitors including:
- Screening for tuberculosis infection, follow-up and monitoring of active TB cases and Latent TB Infection
- Investigation and follow-up of food-borne, vector-borne illnesses and other communicable diseases
- Rabies exposures/Animal Bites
- Sexually Transmitted Infections/Diseases
- Vaccine-Preventable Disease
Reports can be made during business hours by calling 573-238-2817 or by completing the CD-1 form below and faxing to 573-238-3085
CD-1 Form
Heat Related Illness Form
Rabies
Public Health Nurses investigate animal bite cases and if available send animal specimens for rabies testing. Without preventative treatment after exposure to rabies it is fatal in humans. If exposure to rabies is suspected, contact the Bollinger County Health Center as soon as possible or your local emergency department. The first step in prevention of rabies is to have your pets vaccinated.
Animal Bite Report Form
Missouri Surveillance Home Page
The Health Center receives weekly reports from daycares, schools, and long term care facilities on the disease/illness present in the community. Nurses use this information to monitor the health of the county and data is used to plan health interventions, if needed.
Surveillance Reports for the State can be found at Data, Surveillance Systems & Statistical Reports
Sexually Transmitted Disease
STD screenings for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis C are available at the Health Center. Treatment is provided to confirmed cases of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Syphilis and their contacts. For those with positive results for HIV and Hepatitis C, referral programs are available.
Missouri STI Home Page
Missouri STD Surveillance Home Page
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
- Measles
- Polio
- Meningococcal
- Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
- Hepatitis A & B
- Tetanus
- Mumps
- Rubella
- Diphtheria
- Varicella (Chickenpox)
- Outbreaks with other vaccine-preventable diseases
Immunizations are offered to adults and children every Wednesday
Missouri Immunization Home Page
CDC Vaccine-Preventable Disease Home Page
Missouri School Regulations
Aggregate Reporting
Influenza and COVID-19 infections are aggregately reported weekly by surveillance sites
Missouri Flu Dashboard
CDC Respiratory Dashboard
Missouri Flu Report Worksheet
School Health Support
Public Health Nurses offer support to schools for prevention and control of communicable disease
Missouri Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools, Child Care Providers and Parents