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The Detroit Health Department’s Communicable Disease program works to control and slow the spread of infectious diseases in Detroit to keep our families and community spaces safe.
Our team of nurses, epidemiologists, and communicable disease investigators monitor the status of diseases diagnosed by health care providers across Detroit and provide education and outreach to make sure Detroiters have what they need to stay healthy.
The Communicable Disease program works alongside other Detroit Health Department programs – such as Emergency Preparedness, Environmental Health, Food Safety, and Immunizations – to ensure that necessary infection control measures take place to prevent outbreaks.
Disease Reporting
Health care providers, schools, and other agencies are required by public health law to report cases of suspected or confirmed communicable diseases to their local health department.
2025 MDHHS Brick Book
2025 MDHHS Reportable Diseases by Condition
2025 MDHHS Reportable Diseases by Pathogen
Note: Tuberculosis (TB) and sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are monitored by surveillance programs outside of the Detroit Health Department. Please fax TB and STD-related results to:
TB Reporting:
313-577-9887
STD Reporting:
517-241-0875
Please navigate the following resources to report your lab results or disease information to the Detroit Health Department:
Schools
Schools and childcare or youth programs in Detroit are required to submit a weekly report of communicable diseases per Public Act 368 of 1978.
How to Report:
NEW Online Reporting for DPSCD Schools via
bit.ly/DetroitSchoolDiseaseReport
For non-DPSCD Schools you can submit your report via
Disease Weekly Report
sheet
Resources:
Managing Communicable Diseases in Schools
School & Daycare Disease Reporting Guidelines
Disease / Condition Fact Sheets
Anthrax
Arboviral Encephalitis
Bacterial Meningitis
Botulism
Campylobacter
Chickenpox
Fifth Disease
Giardiasis
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
Head Lice
Impetigo
Influenza
Measles
MRSA
Pink Eye
Scabies
Shiga-toxin producing E.Coli (STEC)
Shingles
Viral Meningitis
The Detroit Health Department’s Communicable Disease program can be reached at
313-876-4000
or by Fax at
313-877-9286
.
News & Events
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Documents
Mumps
Mumps is an acute, contagious viral illness that typically causes swollen salivary glands
Norovirus
Noroviruses are a group of viruses that cause gastroenteritis, sometimes called the “stomach flu.”
Shigellosis
Shigellosis is a disease caused by bacteria called Shigella that can infect the intestines and colon of humans and cause diarrhea.
Scarlet Fever
Scarlet fever occurs mainly in children ages 5 to 12 years old. The bacteria are spread by direct contact with droplets from the nose, mouth
Region 2 South Communicable Disease Surveillance Summary - 22 January 2025
Region 2 South Communicable Disease Surveillance Summary - 22 January 2025
2025 Reportable Disease Changes
National and Michigan 2025 Changes
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Contacts
City Directory
Health Department
Detroit Health Department
Health Department
Detroit Health Department
(313) 876-4000; TTY711
WIC: (313) 876-4555
Administrative Office
100 Mack Avenue (Third Floor), Detroit, MI 48201

Monday – Friday from 8:30AM - 5PM
Detroit Health Email
[email protected]
City Directory
COVID-19
In an effort to protect residents, DHD continues to work with the Michigan Department of Health and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to actively monitor any possible cases of the COVID-19 Virus.
COVID-19 Vaccine
COVID-19 Vaccination Scheduling
What you should know about COVID-19
Helpful information about coronavirus and what to do in the case of exposure.
Don't Have A Doctor?
Need a doctor? Find one through the Coronavirus Community Care Network.
Mpox
Mpox info, vaccination locations, etc.