Communicable Disease Programs

We provide surveillance and investigation of reportable communicable diseases and infectious disease outbreaks in Arlington County as mandated by Virginia State law.

This includes:

• Preventing and controlling diseases that spread from person to person, or through air, water, food, soil, insects, or animals
• Investigating outbreaks (including where many people in one place get the same illness at the same time)
• Providing information to healthcare providers to help slow or stop the spread of germs

For more Information:

• Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., call 703-228-7444
• VDH Communicable Disease Data

• VDH Epidemiology Fact Sheets 

Healthcare Provider Reporting

To report reportable communicable diseases and conditions, as mandated by Virginia State law:

• Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., call 703-228-7444
• Nights and weekends, call 703-558-2222 and ask for the Public Health Duty Officer 
• Fax: 703-228-5267
• Email (please send encrypted files only): cd5@arlingtonva.us