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The Disease Control Division provides investigation, surveillance, and prevention activities necessary to control communicable diseases and to protect the health of the public.

Available services include immunizations, screening and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, HIV counseling and testing, tuberculosis testing and treatment, communicable disease monitoring, and education and information to the professional community and the general public.

To view the current school absenteeism statistics for this year's flu season, please see the following link:

• Flu Surveillance Project
• New Required Vaccine for 6th Graders

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Disease Control Services include:

• Immunization Program
  • Childhood Vaccination Program (no charge for required vaccines)
  • Adult Vaccination Program (Medicaid, Medicare, Self pay)
  • Foreign Travel Vaccination Program (Self pay)
• Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Program
  • Screening, education, treatment and follow-up for STDs (no charge)
• HIV counseling and testing program (no charge)
• TB Program
  • Skin testing (Self pay)
  • Chest x-ray clinic (no charge for TB clients)
  • Physician review and recommendation (no charge)
  • Treatment of disease and infection (no charge)
  • Surveillance and investigation (no charge)
• Disease Control Program (no charge)
  • Surveillance and investigation of reported communicable diseases
  • Collaboration with hospital, physicians, and laboratories in reporting diseases
  • Education and information to the professional and lay communities
  • Provide support and investigation of biological or chemical threats

Please call the Disease Control Division at 250-5109 or the Immunization Clinic at 250-5096 for questions on services.

Hours of Operation:

Monday - Friday:
8:00am - 5:00pm

We accept only as many clients as can be safely seen by closing.

Clients must sign in no later than 30 minutes before closing.

How to get an appointment

Immunization (shots) – Walk-in basis (first come, first served)
Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Foreign Travel Clinic - please call 250-5096 for an appointment.

Foreign Travel clients should sign in 15 minutes prior to appointment.

STD, HIV and TB appointments are available Monday through Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm. Please call 250-5109.

What to bring with you

• Immunization
  • Immunization card showing past immunizations or "shot history".
• Foreign Travel Immunization
  • Immunization card, travel itinerary, and current medications
• TB
  • all records regarding diagnosis

How are services paid for?

See listings above for individual fees.

Contact Information

Sue Ellen Morrison, RN
Disease Control Supervisor
(828) 250-5109
sueellen.morrison@buncombecounty.org

For a listing of countywide programs & services offered by Buncombe County Government, please visit:

• Services For Adults
• Services For Children

 

 

 

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