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​​General Communicable Disease

The New Hanover County Health Department is responsible for the investigation of reportable communication diseases in accordance with NC General Statutes 130A-144.

  • The purpose of a communicable disease investigation is to protect public health. For instance, the department researches the source of an outbreak and prevents the illness from being spread.
     

  • The diseases that are required to be reported can be found at www.epi.state.nc.us/epi under Communicable Disease​

  • Public Health Nurses monitor case reports of communicable diseases from physicians, health care providers, laboratories, child care facilities, schools and restaurants in New Hanover County
     

  • For more information, call (910) 798-6531
    File #5790807

Tuberculosis (TB) 

The health department has the responsibility and legal authority to coordinate all TB efforts in New Hanover County.

 

  • Services provided by Public Health Nurses:

    .  TB skin testing
    .  Chest X-rays referrals
    .  Clinical evaluation
    .  TB medicines – furnished at no cost

 

More detailed information on TB disease and NC TB Control state statistics can be found at www.epi.state.nc.us/epi/tb/ ; or call (910)798-6533

 

Communicable Disease and TB reportable disease data for New Hanover County can be accessed by (insert link to the NHCHD reportable graphs).

 

 

 

TB Skin Test Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 7:45am - 4:30pm
TB Skin Tests must be read 48-72 hours after they are placed.
NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY
$15.00​