Arboviruses

Info For Healthcare Providers

NC DHHS: N.C. Communicable Disease Manual for Local Health Departments - Case definitions, investigation steps, and reporting information for the mosquito-borne illnesses reportable in North Carolina: arboboviral encephalitis/meningitis including Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), LaCrosse encephalitis (LAC), and West Nile virus (WNV); dengue fever; malaria; and yellow fever.
CDC Division of Vectorborne Diseases: Information on Arboviral Encephalitides - Scientific overview.
CDC Division of Vectorborne Diseases: Arboviral Diseases - Includes disease-specific symptoms, clinical evaluation, treatment, and diagnostic testing information.

Prevention and Patient Education:

Find Your Local Health Department - First line of contact for communicable disease control, surveillance and response in our communities.
State Laboratory of Public Health - Virology and serology services for arboviral diseases.
N.C. Communicable Disease Branch - Contact us to speak with our Medical Consultation Unit or the Epidemiologist on call.

Form 2124 (PDF) - Physicians and healthcare providers may use this form when notifying the local health department of cases or suspected cases of reportable diseases. Learn more about communicable disease reporting.
Form 3445 (PDF) – Use this form to order arboviral and rickettsial serology from the State Laboratory of Public Health

Updated: April 6, 2023