Bioterrorism Information for Health Providers

If you are a physician in Contra Costa County and suspect illness or disease from a bioterrorism event call Contra Costa Health Services Public Health Division IMMEDIATELY: 925-313-6740 or after hours/weekends/holidays: 925-646-2441 (ask for the on-call Health Officer) Residents and health providers of Contra Costa have experience in responding to a variety of emergencies. Contra Costa Health Services strives to provide up-to-date information that will help the community respond quickly in the event of an emergency.
For more information, call the Public Health Division at 925-313-6712.

Residents and health providers of Contra Costa have experience in responding to a variety of emergencies. Contra Costa health services strives to provide up-to-date information that will help the community respond quickly in the event of an emergency.

This information is for health care providers and facilities. Health departments and other organizations that share our public health mission "to protect and promote health for all" are free to adapt these materials for their own use.

Provider Information

Syndromic Surveillance for Chemical Terrorism Agents: Concise Clinical Syndrome
How to Recognize Public Health Threats
Specific Diseases:
- Anthrax
- Botulism
- Plague
- Smallpox
- Tularemia
- Viral Hemorragic Fever

For more detailed information, Please call 925-313-6740 or email Francie Wise, Director of Communicable Disease

See more information designed specifically for health care providers.

Content provided by the Public Health Division of Contra Costa Health Services.