Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-313 - Botulism
A. Case
control measures: A local health agency shall:
1. Upon receiving a report under
R9-6-202
of a botulism case or suspect case, notify the Department within 24 hours after
receiving the report and provide to the Department the information contained in
the report;
2. Conduct an
epidemiologic investigation of each reported botulism case or suspect case;
and
3. For each botulism case or
suspect case:
a. Submit to the Department, as
specified in Table 2.4, the information required under
R9-6-206(D);
and
b. In consultation with the
Department, ensure that one or more specimens from each botulism case or
suspect case are submitted to the Arizona State
Laboratory.
B.
Environmental control measures: An individual in possession of:
1. Food known to be contaminated by
Clostridium botulinum or Clostridium
botulinum toxin shall boil the contaminated food for 10 minutes and
then discard it, and
2. Utensils
known to be contaminated by Clostridium botulinum or
Clostridium botulinum toxin shall boil the contaminated
utensils for 10 minutes before reuse or disposal.
Notes
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Case control measures: A local health agency shall:
1. Conduct an epidemiologic investigation of each reported brucellosis case or suspect case;
2. For each brucellosis case, submit to the Department, as specified in Table 2.4, the information required under R9-6-206(D); and
3. Ensure that an isolate or a specimen, as available, from each brucellosis case is submitted to the Arizona State Laboratory.