Infectious Disease Epidemiology | Louisiana Department of Health

Infectious Disease Epidemiology | Louisiana Department of Health
Bureau of Infectious Diseases
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
The Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ID Epi) section is staffed by epidemiologists and support staff who track the causes and consequences of infectious diseases. The purpose of the section is to study the distribution of infectious diseases in the community and to carry out or coordinate programs to prevent and mitigate the spread of communicable diseases. The Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program is funded through cooperative agreements with the State of Louisiana and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Communicable Diseases Contacts
Feeling sick? Let us know if you believe something eaten at a Louisiana restaurant made you ill. Complete and submit a
Foodborne Illness Survey
To contact the HIV, STIs, Hepatitis B, or Hepatitis C, visit the
Sexually Transmitted Infections web page
or call
(504) 568-7474
To contact the Tuberculosis (TB) Control Program visit
the TB programs's web page
To report other infectious diseases and reportable conditions, visit the
Infectious Disease Epidemiology web page
for guidance.
To contact Immunizations visit the
Immunizations Program web page
or call
(504) 568-2600
. LINKS users can visit the
LINKS user-services webpage
To contact the Section of Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology (SEET) about mold, other indoor environmental concerns, or private-well testing call
(888) 293-7020
or visit the
SEET web page
To contact your Regional Infectious Disease Epidemiologist, refer to the "Contact Us" section below.
Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program Resource Pages
Annual Surveillance Reports
Arboviral Disease
Foodborne Disease and Waterborne Disease
Fungal (Mycotic) Disease
Health Alert Network (HAN)
Healthcare-associated Infections (HAI) and Antibiotic Resistance (AR)
LMR
Louisiana Morbidity Report
Parasitic Vectorborne Disease
Reporting Infectious Diseases
Respiratory Dashboard
State Epidemiologist
Syndromic Surveillance
Tickborne Disease
Veterinary, One Health, and Rabies
West Nile Virus
Previous years' reports may be viewed in the
Louisiana Public Documents Digital Archive site
using the advanced search option
Use our
LDH Resource Manager
to search for additional guidances such as:
School Resources
- communicable disease recommendations for schools and daycares
HAI & AR educations
Reports -
Respiratory Surveillance
and
Arboviral Surveillance
activity
For help with general inquiries, email our office at
[email protected]
or call us at
504-568-8313
To reach the on-call Epidemiologist outside of regular business hours, on holidays, or weekends call
(800) 256-2748
To report a communicable disease or suspected outbreak, contact the appropriate Regional Epidemiologist listed below or Regional Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) listed on the
DIS contact page
Region 1
Danielle Raphael, MPH
Phone:
504-616-0238
[email protected]
Region 2
Nicole Vidrine, MPH
Phone:
504-616-2609
[email protected]
Region 3
Georgena Derosier,
MPH
Phone:
985-449-4711
[email protected]
Region 4
Angie Orellana, MPH
Phone:
337-262-1641
[email protected]
Region 5
Veronica
Waterman, MPH
Phone:
504-644-1798
[email protected]
Region 6
Leslie Arceneaux, MPH
Phone:
318-484-2162
[email protected]
Region 7
Vacant
Contact DIS
Chi Eke, MPH
Phone:
504-616-8680
[email protected]
Region 8
Vacant-
Contact DIS Taylor Reisz, MPH
Phone:
504-616-4320
[email protected]
Region 9
Caryn Puetz, MPH
Phone:
504-722-3248
[email protected]
Surgeon General
Evelyn Griffin, MD
Secretary
Bruce D. Greenstein
Cicero Government