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Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTHPart 690 - CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS CODE
Subpart D - DETAILED PROCEDURES FOR THE CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS
Section 690.590 - Psittacosis (Ornithosis) Due to Chlamydia psittaci (Reportable by mail, telephone, facsimile, or electronically as soon as possible, within three days)

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77 § 690.590

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Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 24, June 14, 2024
Section 690.590 - Psittacosis (Ornithosis) Due to Chlamydia psittaci (Reportable by mail, telephone, facsimile, or electronically as soon as possible, within three days)
a) Control of Case

No specific restrictions.

b) Control of Contacts

No specific restrictions.

c) Control of Infected Birds and Premises

If information on the source of the birds suspected of exposing the person to psittacosis is available, the Department will provide this information to the Illinois Department of Agriculture for follow-up.

d) Laboratory Reporting
1) Laboratories shall report to the local health authority patients who have a positive result on any laboratory test indicative of and specific for detection of acute Chlamydophila psittaci infection.
2) Laboratories shall report and submit any Chlamydophila psittaci positive results on serologic testing or culture from animals during an individual case or outbreak investigation.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 690.590

Amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 5533, effective February 11, 2014
Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 4098, effective 2/27/2024