{"id":31,"date":"2016-11-01T15:10:45","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T15:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/lord-fairfax\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2026-04-16T20:15:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:15:28","slug":"disease-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/lord-fairfax\/epidemiology-program\/disease-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Disease Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-31\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-31-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-31-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-31-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW42207660 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42207660 BCX8\">This page <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42207660 BCX8\">contains<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42207660 BCX8\"> links to information<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42207660 BCX8\">, guidance, and updates related to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42207660 BCX8\"> communicable disease<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42207660 BCX8\">s<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42207660 BCX8\">in Virginia<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42207660 BCX8\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42207660 BCX8\">For questions or information not found <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42207660 BCX8\">using<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42207660 BCX8\"> the links below, contact us at <\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW42207660 BCX8\" href=\"mailto:AskLFHD@vdh.virginia.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW42207660 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42207660 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Ask<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42207660 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">LFHD@vdh.virginia.gov<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW42207660 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42207660 BCX8\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW42207660 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>\n<strong>Conditions by Program<\/strong><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/respiratory-diseases-in-virginia\/\">Respiratory Diseases in Virginia<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-epidemiology\/animal-contact-human-health-resources\/\">Animal Contact &amp; 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