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ABOUT COMMUNICABLE/INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Communicable diseases spread from person to person or animal to person.
OUR REQUIRED ACTIVITIES
NYS DOH requires reporting of certain communicable diseases. The local health department is responsible for a communicable disease program designed to minimize the incidence and impact of communicable diseases.
Mandated activities include all disease-specific protocols established by NYSDOH:
See these tabs for more information about our Communicable Disease Program including: