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County of Los Angeles
Department of Public Health
Environmental Health
5050 Commerce Drive
Baldwin Park, CA 91706
Phone: (626) 430-5200
Fax: (626) 813-3000
Email: ehmail@ph.lacounty.gov

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VECTOR-BORNE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE UNIT



RESPONSIBILITIES AND SERVICES

  • Survey public use areas and other regions of the county where wild animal populations exist to determine potential human exposure to vector-borne disease.
  • Work closely with the Acute Communicative Disease Unit to investigate confirmed and presumptive human cases of locally acquired vector-borne disease to determine the source and conditions of transmissions.
  • Organize preventive control activities in areas where potential disease transmission capabilities exist.
  • Provide emergency control measures in the event of an epizootic or when there is an outbreak of vector-borne disease.
  • Coordinate interagency services in the event of a vector-borne disease outbreak.

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