The mission of the Bureau of Communicable Disease (BCD) is to prevent and control designated communicable diseases and illness in Alabama. BCD consists of the following divisions:

• Epidemiology
• HIV/AIDS
• Immunization
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
• Tuberculosis

What’s New

• Review Alabama Morbidity Report
• The Epidemiology Division has launched a new awareness campaign, DETECT, TEST and REPORT Notifiable Diseases to determine Alabama's true disease burden.
• ADPH Notifiable Disease Rules Updated - See also: Summary of Changes and Alabama Notifiable Diseases/Conditions (Effective June 30, 2011)