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Epidemiology
The West Virginia Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program
(IDEP) manages potential communicable disease threats to the public's health by providing technical assistance,
conducting investigations, and education and prevention programs
There are seven regional epidemiologists in West Virginia, and eight in the Infectious
Diseases and Epidemiology Program (IDEP) in Charleston. Positions in Charleston include
IDEP director, vaccine preventable coordinator, food borne coordinator, hepatitis coordinator,
zoonotic disease coordinator (also called State Health Veterinarian), zoonotic disease
epidemiologist, physician specialist, and bioterrorism coordinator
Visit the IDEP Web site for an A to Z listing of diseases, their causes, symptoms, and
steps that can be taken to avoid contracting and/or spreading the disease. Fact sheets on all
reportable diseases and bioterrorism agents are also available.
Link to IDEP site:
http://www.wvdhhr.org/idep/
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