Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-377 - Rabies in a Human
A. Case control
measures: A local health agency shall:
1.
Upon receiving a report under
R9-6-202
of a human rabies 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 human rabies case or suspect
case;
3. For each human rabies
case, submit to the Department, as specified in Table 2.4, the information
required under
R9-6-206(D);
and
4. In consultation with the
Department, ensure that a specimen from each human rabies case or suspect case,
as required by the Department, is submitted to the Arizona State
Laboratory.
B. Contact
control measures: A local health agency shall evaluate the level of risk of
transmission from each contact's exposure to a human rabies case and, if
indicated, provide or arrange for each contact to receive
prophylaxis.
Notes
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A. Case control measures: A local health agency shall:
1. Upon receiving a report under R9-6-202 of a spotted fever rickettsiosis 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. Ensure that a spotted fever rickettsiosis case or, if the case is a child or incapacitated adult , the parent or guardian of the case receives health education about reducing the risks of becoming reinfected with or of having others become infected with spotted fever rickettsiosis;
3. Conduct an epidemiologic investigation of each reported spotted fever rickettsiosis case or suspect case; and
4. For each spotted fever rickettsiosis case, submit to the Department, as specified in Table 2.4, the information required under R9-6-206(D).
B. Environmental control measures: In cooperation with the Department, a local health agency or another local agency responsible for vector control within a jurisdiction shall conduct an assessment of the environment surrounding each spotted fever rickettsiosis case or suspect case and implement vector control measures as necessary.