Working to Keep Oregonians Healthy
Disease prevention and control is a cooperative effort involving health care providers, local and state health department personnel and members of the community. Oregon Public Health Division programs work to prevent the emergence and spread of communicable diseases. This includes collecting and analyzing disease reports, studying risk factors, protecting exposed individuals and families, developing guidelines for disease prevention and control, and planning and responding to public health emergencies involving communicable diseases.
Featured News
Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Outbreak
On May 28, 2024, Oregon Health Authority (OHA)
urged people to throw out mussels gathered from beaches between Seal Rock State Park north to the Washington border after cases of paralytic shellfish poisoning were reported to the agency. The shellfish were harvested at beaches in Lincoln, Tillamook and Clatsop counties. Please see factsheets below for additional information on paralytic shellfish poisoning.
Marine intoxication data
OHA- Marine Intoxication (Diseases A-Z)
El 28 de mayo de 2024, la Autoridad de Salud de Oregón (OHA)
instó a las personas a tirar los mejillones recolectados en las playas entre el Parque Estatal Seal Rock al norte y la frontera con Washington después de que se informaran a la agencia casos de intoxicación paralizante debido a los mariscos. Los mariscos se recolectaron en las playas de Lincoln, Tillamook y Clatsop. Consulte las hojas informativas a continuación para obtener información adicional sobre el envenenamiento paralizante por mariscos.
Upcoming Events
Communicable disease trainings: CD 101 and CD 303- CD 101: Communicable Disease
- Who: Local Health Department staff, tribal health staff, and environmental health specialists who are new to communicable disease investigation.
- Attendance is required for both webinar dates. Please ensure you are able to commit to the following dates and times:
- Monday, July 21st, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
- Tuesday, July 22nd, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
- CD 303: Outbreak Essentials
- Who: Local Health Department staff, tribal health staff, environmental health specialists, and others involved in communicable disease investigation.
- Prerequisite: CD 101 (Please contact Angela Phan at angela.k.phan@oha.oregon.gov if you have not taken CD 101 by July 22nd, 2025 and are interested in taking course)
- Please ensure you are able to commit to the following dates and times:
- Monday, August 4th, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
- Tuesday, August 5th, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
2022 Communicable Disease Report
Visit
Annual Surveillance Reports to view the report which is available as a PDF or in Tableau.
Annual OR Epi Conference
April 29 - May 1, 2026
Mark Your Calendars
The 39th Annual OR Epi conference
(OR Epi 2026) will be taking place in Sunriver.
For More Information:
You can find out about past conferences here: 
OR Epi Conference