Active health alerts:
- Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
Also known as whooping cough, pertussis is a contagious disease of the respiratory tract (airways and lungs) that's caused by bacteria found in the mouth, nose and throat of an infected person. More information on the alert is available on Washington County's pertussis page.
24/7 contact information
To report a public health emergency 24 hours a day, seven days a week:
- Call 503-846-3594(Link opens phone app)
- Fax: 503-846-3644
How we help
The Communicable Disease team works every day to keep Washington County a healthy place to live, work and play by:
- Tracking disease trends
- Investigating disease outbreaks
- Preventing the spread of communicable diseases
- Providing disease prevention services
- Providing education to health care providers, school personnel, employers and residents
Learn more
- An annual summary of communicable disease data at both the state and local levels can be found on the Oregon Health Authority's website(Link is external). These annual summaries show counts of disease over time by many factors, such as gender, race, ethnicity and geography.
- Mandatory reporting information for physicians, health care providers and laboratory workers
- The Environmental Health program inspects restaurants, private water systems, swimming pools and septic systems to prevent communicable diseases from these sources. Learn about lead and lead poisoning.
- Animal Bites: Please call 503-846-3594(Link opens phone app) to report an animal bite.