Waterborne Illness Outbreaks

MDH has developed a model for investigating waterborne illness using a centralized group of epidemiologists and interviewers coordinated with the state and local environmental health departments. This approach allows us to rapidly respond to reports of outbreaks, standardize outbreak investigations, maintain a statewide database of waterborne disease, and distribute information quickly and consistently.

• Waterborne Outbreak Basics
  Information about what an outbreak is and how you can find out if one is occurring.
  • Reporting Suspected Foodborne and Waterborne Illness
    Please contact the Minnesota Department of Health if you suspect you have a foodborne or waterborne illness. MDH will relay the necessary information to the appropriate local health authorities.
    
• Outbreak Detection
  Outbreaks are detected in a variety of ways at the Minnesota Department of Health.
  
  
• Outbreak Investigations
  Investigations usually involve coordination between epidemiologists and environmental health inspectors.