Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-387 - Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis (e.g., Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever)
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.
Notes
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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 a pneumonic tularemia case until 72 hours of antibiotic therapy have been completed with favorable clinical response.
2. A local health agency shall:
a. Upon receiving a report under R9-6-202 of a tularemia 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 tularemia case or suspect case;
c. For each tularemia 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 tularemia case or suspect case is submitted to the Arizona State Laboratory.