Infectious diseases; counseling

The Public Health Service will provide you with general information on certain infectious diseases. For example, it provides information on how to behave in an emergency, the transmission routes and the risk of infection.

The employees provide information on prevention and advise on hygiene requirements and correct behavior to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as salmonellosis, hepatitis A, B and C, meningitis, scarlet fever, measles and chickenpox.

In addition to general information on infectious diseases, written information material is also provided and, in certain cases, free tests (e.g. for HIV/AIDS) are offered.

To contact the responsible office, please use the secure contact form or the encrypted e-mail. You can access both services via the buttons above, which will redirect you directly.

The links below will take you directly to these pages:

• FAQ of the LandesArbeitsgemeinschaft MultiResistente Erreger (LARE).
• Head lice - what to do?
• RKI guide for healthcare professionals.
• Recommendation for re-admission to community facilities.
• Federal Institute of Public Health.

• § Section 19 Act on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in Humans

  (Infection Protection Act - IFSG)

• Infectious diseases A-Z
• FAQ of the LandesArbeitsgemeinschaft MultiResistente Erreger (LARE)
• Head lice - what to do?
• RKI guide for healthcare professionals

  This series is published by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on the basis of Section 4 of the Infection Protection Act (IfSG). Practically relevant information on important infectious diseases is intended to provide up-to-date and concentrated guidance.

• Recommendation for re-admission to community facilities

  In community facilities such as schools and daycare centers, infants, children and adolescents come into close contact with each other and the staff caring for them on a daily basis. Close contact favors the transmission of pathogens. In addition, certain diseases sometimes cause particularly severe courses of illness in children. For this reason, the Infection Protection Act (IfSG) provides for special regulations for children and adults caring for them in communal facilities.

• Federal Institute of Public Health

  Since February 13, 2025, the BZgA has become the BIÖG.

• Asian tiger mosquito - Information

The processing time and intensity of advice varies depending on the topic and individual case. If there is an urgent and rapid need for action from an infection hygiene perspective, processing is given priority.