Epidemiology and Communicable Disease

The CNHD Epidemiology Program offers comprehensive epidemiology services for the City of Fallon and the counties of Churchill, Mineral, Pershing, and Eureka. Our aim is to detect, investigate, and respond to communicable diseases in order to reduce their incidence. Communicable diseases are those that spread from one host to another. CNHD works closely with state and local health officials, providers, schools, emergency responders, community members, and others to monitor and prevent illnesses and promptly respond to infectious disease outbreaks. Additionally, we provide various clinical services to the communities served by CNHD.

• Diseases and Illnesses

  • Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases
  • Respiratory Viruses
  • Vaccine Preventable Diseases
  • Hepatitis
  • Zoonotic Diseases
  • Vector-Borne Diseases
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
  • Fungal Diseases
  • Environmental Health
  • HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections
  • Special Topics in Infectious Diseases
  • Non-communicable diseases
  • Tuberculosis
  • Animal Control Information
    • Animal Bite Information
    • Animal Bite Reporting Form
  • Chronic Disease Center
  • Travelers’ Health

• Reporting a Disease

  • The Nevada Administrative Code Chapter 441A requires reports of specified diseases, foodborne illness outbreaks and extraordinary occurrences of illness be made to the Local Health Authority. Anyone having knowledge of a case(s) of communicable disease is required to report, this includes but is not limited to physicians, veterinarians, dentists, chiropractors, registered nurses, directors of medical facilities, medical laboratories and blood banks are required to report these required diseases.

    • What to report:

      • State of Nevada List of Reportable Diseases

    • Reporting a disease:

      • Call: (775) 866-7535 (24-hour reporting line)
      • Email: Outbreaks@CentralNevadaHD.Org
      • Fax: 1-877-513-3442
      • NAC: CHAPTER 441A – INFECTIOUS DISEASES; TOXIC AGENTS

    • Healthcare providers

      • Reports must include:
        Name, address, telephone number, age, date of birth, sex, race, occupation, diseases, date of onset, date of diagnosis and any other available information requested by CNHD.
      • State of Nevada Confidential Morbidity Report Form Found here:
        Nevada OPHIE Confidential Morbidity Report Form (nvose.org)
      • List of Nevada Reportable Diseases
      • Providers – If you would like to be added to CNHD’s Health Alert Notifications via email to stay up-to-date on what is going on in our community, please email: CNHD_HAN@CentralNevadaHD.Org

    • Schools and Childcare Providers

      • School Line List Template
      • Vaccination Requirement and Immunization Exemption Requirement for Schools
      • School Medical Immunization Exemption Form

• Disease Surveillance

  • CNHD Respiratory Weekly Snapshot 2023-2024
  • State Dashboards can be found here:
    OFFICE OF ANALYTICS – DATA & REPORTS (nv.gov)

• CNHD Services

  • Clinical Health Services
  • Environmental Health Services
  • Public Health Preparedness
  • Vaccines
  • CNHD Calendar of Events

• Additional Resources 

  • Free COVID-19 at home testing kits can be ordered on COVIDtests.gov to be shipped to your home. If you need help placing an order for your at-⁠home tests call: 1-800-232-0233 (TTY 1-888-720-7489).
  • Also, each CNHD office also offers free COVID-19 at home testing kits if you would like to come to one of our offices to pick up free at home testing kits.
  • Nevada Office of State Epidemiology website can be found here: https://nvose.org.

  • CDC’s Respiratory Surveillance Dashboard can be found here: CDC Respiratory Surveillance Dashboard.

  • More information can be found at: https://www.cdc.gov/
  • Stay up-to-date with Nevada Technical Bulletins that can be found here: Technical Bulletins-New (nv.gov)