Infectious Diseases

We help to reduce and eliminate infectious diseases by:

Monitoring and following up on reportable diseases
Responding to infectious disease outbreaks in the community and health care settings
Showing others how to prevent disease
Promoting community immunization

Tuberculosis (TB) Program

Brant County experiences two to four active tuberculosis (TB) cases per year and 30-40 inactive cases. By law, all TB cases must be reported to the health unit.

We help control TB by working with individuals, agencies, health care providers, and infected patients.Our program offers:

• Free treatment

• Infectious case identification and follow up

For questions about TB and our program, please call 519-753-4937 ext. 448.