Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-376 - Q Fever
Case control measures: A local health agency shall:
1. Upon receiving a report under
R9-6-202
of a Q fever case or suspect case, notify the Department within one working day
after receiving the report and provide to the Department the information
contained in the report;
2. Conduct
an epidemiologic investigation of each reported Q fever case or suspect case;
and
3. For each Q fever case,
submit to the Department, as specified in Table 2.4, the information required
under
R9-6-206(D).
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 both airborne precautions and contact precautions for a smallpox case or suspect case, until evaluated and determined to be noninfectious by a physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse practitioner.
2. A local health agency shall: 1.a. Upon receiving a report under R9-6-202 of a smallpox 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.b. In consultation with the Department: a.i. Ensure that isolation and both airborne precautions and contact precautions have been instituted for a smallpox case or suspect case to prevent transmission, and b. ii. Conduct an epidemiologic investigation of each reported smallpox case or suspect case; 3.c. For each smallpox case, submit to the Department, as specified in Table 2.4, the information required under R9-6-206(D); and
d. Ensure that a specimen from each smallpox case or suspect case, as required by the Department, is submitted to the Arizona State Laboratory.
B. Contact control measures: A local health agency, in consultation with the Department, shall:
1. Quarantine or exclude a smallpox contact as necessary, according to R9-6-303, to prevent transmission; and
2. Monitor the contact for smallpox symptoms, including fever, each day for 21 calendar days after last exposure.