Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-6-375

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R9-6-375 - Shigellosis

Case control measures: A local health agency shall:

1. Upon receiving a report under R9-6-202 or R9-6-203 of a shigellosis 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. Exclude a shigellosis case or suspect case with diarrhea from:

a. Working as a food handler, caring for children in or attending a child care establishment, or caring for patients or residents in a health care institution until:

i. Diarrhea has resolved,

ii. A stool specimen negative for Shigella spp. is obtained from the shigellosis case or suspect case, or

iii. The local health agency has determined that the case or suspect case is unlikely to infect other individuals; and

b. Using an aquatic venue for one week after diarrhea has resolved;

3. Conduct an epidemiologic investigation of each reported shigellosis case or suspect case; and

4. For each shigellosis case, submit to the Department, as specified in Table 2.4, the information required under R9-6-206(D).

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-375

Adopted effective April 4, 1997 (Supp. 97-2). Former R9-6-375 renumbered to R9-6-387; new R9-6-375 renumbered from R9-6-367 and amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 3559, effective October 2, 2004 (Supp. 04-3). Former R9-6-375 renumbered to R9-6-382; new R9-6-375 renumbered from R9-6-368and amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 1502, effective April 1, 2008 (Supp. 08-2). Amended and renumbered from R9-6-370 by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 2607, effective 1/1/2018.