Our mission is to prevent and control human diseases and conditions due to exposure to chemical and biological agents in the environment and transmission from animals to humans. We accomplish this through developing and maintaining surveillance programs for environmental factors that may indicate a potential human health hazard, diseases and conditions that may be due to exposure to certain environmental factors, and diseases that are transmitted from animals to humans; investigating reported outbreaks of human diseases and unusual findings from surveillance programs; and communicating findings from surveillance programs and investigations.
Beach Monitoring
Current swimming advisories and bacteria monitoring information
Pfiesteria
Information about this aquatic organism and Virginia's monitoring efforts
HABs
Harmful algal bloom monitoring and information
Fish Consumption Advisories
Consumption advisories and restrictions in effect for Virginia waterways.
Public Health Toxicology
Assessment, advice, and communication for health hazards of chemical and biological agents.
Rabies
General rabies information, rabies guidelines, state-wide rabies data
Zoonotic Diseases
General information on zoonotic diseases of public importance.
Toxic Substance Surveillance
Monitoring of toxic substance exposure.
Vector-borne Diseases
Diseases carried by animals like ticks and mosquitos such as Lyme disease and West Nile virus
Waterborne Diseases
Epidemiology of water-related diseases
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