MDH Emergency Operations Contact Information

• If this is an emergency, call 911.
  
  
• If you are ill, call your health care provider.
  
  
• For a poisoning emergency, call the Minnesota Poison Control System at 1-800-222-1222.
  
  
• During business hours, to reach the Minnesota Department of Health, call 651-201-5000 or 1-888-345-0823, or for TTY: 651-201-5797.
  
  
• MDH Rabies Website
  If you have had physical contact with a bat, call your health care provider.  If you find a bat in your home, capture it.  Wait until regular business hours to call 651-201-5414 for advice. 
  • Minnesota Rabies Facts - Catching bats for rabies testing
    Advice on catching bats for testing, and what to do if someone is bitten by a bat.
    
    
• If you are a physician calling about an infectious disease, please call 651-201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414, anytime.
  
  
• To report a natural or manmade emergency that may have serious public health consequences for the community, call the Minnesota Department of Health Emergency Operations at 651-201-5735. 
  
  
• Local Health Departments
  For all other public health inquiries, contact your local health department or the Minnesota Department of Health during regular business hours.
  

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