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Agenda Item Number: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY <br /> <br />Meeting Date: 6/27/2018 <br /> <br />Agenda Item Subject: 2017 Annual Communicable Disease Report <br /> <br /> <br />Attachment(s): Communicable Disease Report <br /> <br />Staff or Board Member Reporting: Iulia Vann, Community Health Services Manager <br /> <br />Purpose: ____ Action <br /> _ x_ Information only <br /> ____ Information with possible action <br /> <br /> <br />Summary Information: <br /> <br />Prevention, Investigation and Surveillance of Communicable Diseases is part of the Orange <br />County Health Department’s mandated services. The Communicable Disease team in the Health <br />Department monitors true and potential threats at all times, during business hours, after hours <br />and on weekends. The Annual Communicable Disease Report presented by the Community <br />Health Services Manager, will highlight the number of Communicable Disease cases that were <br />investigated in 2017 and more information will be provided on the trends that have been <br />observed over the years in some of these diseases. <br /> <br /> <br />Recommended Action: ___Approve <br /> ___Approve & forward to Board of Commissioners for action <br />___Approve & forward to ___________________________ <br /> _x_Accept as information <br /> ___Revise & schedule for future action <br /> ___Other (detail):