Pathogens of Concern in Vermont

Vermont Department of Health Confirms Case of Measles

For Immediate Release: March 11, 2025 Media Contact: Kyle Casteel – Media Lead Communication Office...

Health Risks of Climate Change

Climate Change Affects Your Health Climate change is impacting the health of people living in...

Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) in Humans

Bird flu is rare in people, but it can make you sick. The risk to...

Long COVID

About Long COVID Most people who have COVID recover within a few weeks. Long COVID...

News Release: USDA Officials Plan Spring Wildlife Vaccination Effort to Address Rabies in Chittenden County

For Immediate Release: May 11, 2023 Media Contacts: Owen Montgomery USDA, APHIS, WS 802-272-1072...

News Release: Raising Backyard Chicks this Spring? Know the Health Risks

For Immediate Release: April 11, 2023 Media Contact: Ben Truman │ Vermont Department of Health...

Polio

Polio is a potentially disabling and life-threatening disease caused by the poliovirus. Most U.S. adults...

Mpox (Human Monkeypox Virus)

Information on mpox, including vaccination and treatment, and communication materials for providers

Electronic Case Reporting

Electronic case reporting (eCR) automatically generates and transmits case reports in near real-time from electronic...

Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)

There have been no confirmed cases of AFM in Vermont since 2014. The Health Department...

Reportable Disease Data

Health care providers in Vermont are required to report certain infectious diseases to the Health...

Safe Injection Practices

Unsafe injection practices can be a serious threat to a patient’s health.

Resources for Health Care Professionals and Partners

The Health Department provides expert medical consultation, educational materials, and medications to treat active TB...

Treatment for LTBI and TB

TB can be treated with antibiotics and successfully cured in most people.Treatment may last for...

TB Testing and Diagnosis

The TB skin test and the IGRA blood test are both used to detect latent...

TB Basics

TB is spread through the air when a person with active TB disease coughs, laughs...

Group B Strep Infections

Because of the risk of pregnant mothers giving the infection to their babies during childbirth...

Group A Strep Infections

Group A strep infections are caused by a type of bacteria responsible for a range...

Pneumococcal Disease

Pneumococcal disease is caused by a bacterium known as Streptococcus pneumoniae, also called pneumococcus, one...

Legionnaires' Disease

Legionella bacteria can cause Legionnaire's disease, a more severe infection, and Pontiac fever, a milder...

Global Infectious Diseases

Several infectious diseases are either not seen in Vermont, or are no longer a serious...
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Treatment for LTBI and TB
TB can be treated with antibiotics and successfully cured in most people.Treatment may last for at least six months and sometimes for as long as a year.
Vermont Department of Health Confirms Case of Measles
For Immediate Release: March 11, 2025 Media Contact: Kyle Casteel – Media Lead Communication Office │ Department of Health 802-863-7280 │ AHS.VDHMedia@vermont.gov   Vermont Department of Health Confirms Case of Measles A school-aged child contracted the disease while traveling internationally...