Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-364 - Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
A. Case control measures:
1. In consultation with the Department or the
applicable local health agency, a diagnosing health care provider or an
administrator of a health care institution, either personally or through a
representative, shall isolate and institute both airborne precautions and
contact precautions for a Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) case, until
evaluated and determined to be noninfectious by a physician, physician
assistant, or registered nurse practitioner or otherwise advised by the
Department or the applicable local health agency.
2. A local health agency shall:
a. Upon receiving a report under
R9-6-202 of a MERS 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;
b. In consultation with the Department,
ensure that isolation and both airborne precautions and contact precautions
have been instituted for a hospitalized MERS case or suspect case to prevent
transmission, unless otherwise advised by the Department;
c. Conduct an epidemiologic investigation of
each reported MERS case or suspect case, unless otherwise advised by the
Department; and
d. For each MERS
case, submit to the Department, as specified in Table 2.4, the information
required under R9-6-206(D).
B. Contact control measures: A local health
agency, in consultation with the Department, shall determine which MERS
contacts will be quarantined or excluded, according to R9-6-303, to prevent
transmission.
Notes
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A. Case control measures:
1. A diagnosing health care provider or an administrator of a health care institution, either personally or through a representative, shall isolate and institute droplet precautions for a pneumonic plague case or suspect case until 72 hours of antibiotic therapy have been completed with favorable clinical response.
2. An individual handling the body of a deceased plague case shall use droplet precautions .
3. A local health agency shall:
a. Upon receiving a report under R9-6-202 of a plague 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;
b. Conduct an epidemiologic investigation of each reported plague case or suspect case;
c. For each plague case, submit to the Department, as specified in Table 2.4, the information required under R9-6-206(D); and
d. Ensure that an isolate or a specimen, as available, from each plague case or suspect case is submitted to the Arizona State Laboratory.
B. Contact control measures: A local health agency shall provide follow-up to pneumonic plague contacts for seven calendar days after last exposure to a pneumonic plague case.