The mission of the EAID unit is to prevent and control communicable diseases by:

• Promoting epidemiology, surveillance, education, risk stratification/communication, consultation, and disease interventions;
• Building strong partnerships within DSHS (central and regional) and with local, state and federal partners; and
• Supporting the mission of the Infectious Disease Prevention Section of DSHS.

EAIDU Related Resources

• Diseases
  The emerging and acute infectious diseases of Texas. 
• Disease Reporting
  Investigation conditions, reporting instructions, laboratories and notifiable conditions. 
• ELC Conferences
  Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) Workshop is an annual epidemiology conference hosted by the DSHS.
• Foodborne Illness
  Foodborne and waterborne diseases. 
• Healthcare Safety
  List of health care associated topics: Antibiotic Resistance, Hospital Infections, Preventable Adverse Events, and Infection Control. 
• International Health
  List of the international health topics. 
• Vaccine Preventable Diseases
  FAQs, pamphlets, reporting and other resources on vaccine preventable diseases in Texas.