Infectious Disease Our infectious disease service staff identify and monitor infectious disease outbreaks in the community. Working with area physicians and other community partners, our staff investigate outbreaks of foodborne illness, as well as locate and refer people who have been potentially exposed to tuberculosis (TB), HIV, or other sexually-transmitted diseases to local services. Staff also monitor disease outbreaks in the community, such as flu and other respiratory illnesses.
Epidemiology The Epidemiology program seeks to prevent disease transmission in the community through surveillance, contact investigations, and education. Staff investigate reportable diseases to determine the source of the disease, the time and mode of transmission, and the number of people potentially exposed or impacted.
Reportable Disease Cases Animal Exposure (Rabies PEP recommended)
180
Campylobacteriosis 41 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
9
Crytosporidiosis 1 Cyclosporiasis 1 E. Coli (O157:H7)
1
Giardiasis (acute) 10
STDs in Escambia County, FL 2014-2021
Haemophilus Influenzae
5
Hepatitis A
43
Hepatitis B (acute)
14
Hepatitis B (chronic)
58
1500
Hepatitis B (surface antigen in pregnant women)
4
1000
Hepatitis C (acute)
26
Hepatitis C (chronic)
237
2500 2000
500 0
Lead Level greater than or equal to 5 μg/dL ‡ 41 2014
Legionellosis
6
Listeriosis
1
Syphilis
Lyme Disease
3
Gonorrhea
Meningitis (Bact, Cryto, Mycotic)
2
Chlamydia
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/Rickettsiosis 1
2015
2016
2017 2018
2019
2020
2021
Florida Health CHARTS *2021 Provisional Numbers
Salmonellosis 65 Shigellosis 1
Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology
Streptococcus Pneumoniae (invasive)
*Reportable diseases table above excludes HIV, AIDS, TB, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, and any reportable diseases with no reported cases. The current data is provisional and subject to change. Counts reflect reported cases and have not necessarily been confirmed. Many cases might not meet case definition criteria upon further investigation or may be unconfirmable. Counts should not be compared to past years.
Varicella (Chickenpox) 6
19
Vibriosis (vulnificus)
30 3
Vibriosis (other) 3 Total Reported Cases
798
