County of Los Angeles
Department of Public Health
Environmental Health
5050 Commerce Drive
Baldwin Park, CA 91706
Phone: (626) 430-5200
Fax: (626) 813-3000
Email:
ehmail@ph.lacounty.gov
Survey public use areas and other regions of the county where wild animal populations exist to determine potential human exposure to vector-borne disease.
Work closely with the Acute Communicative Disease Unit to investigate confirmed and presumptive human cases of locally acquired vector-borne disease to determine the source and conditions of transmissions.
Organize preventive control activities in areas where potential disease transmission capabilities exist.
Provide emergency control measures in the event of an epizootic or when there is an outbreak of vector-borne disease.
Coordinate interagency services in the event of a vector-borne disease outbreak.