Section 690.330  Brucellosis (Reportable by mail, telephone, facsimile or electronically as soon as possible (within 7 days), unless suspected bioterrorist event or part of an outbreak, then reportable immediately (within 3 hours) by telephone)

a)         Control of Case.

1)         Standard Precautions shall be followed.  Contact Precautions shall be followed when dressing does not adequately contain drainage.

2)         Brucella species may be used as a biologic weapon for humans.  Any clustering of cases shall be immediately investigated.

3)         If a domestic animal source within the United States is identified, the Department will provide this information to the Illinois Department of Agriculture.

b)         Control of Contacts.  No restrictions.

c)         Laboratory Reporting.

1)         Laboratories shall report to the local health authority all patients who have a positive result on any laboratory test indicative of and specific for detecting Brucella species infection.

2)         Laboratories shall forward clinical materials, including, but not limited to, cultures, isolates or serum, suspected to be positive for Brucella species to the Department's laboratory.

(Source:  Amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 3777, effective March 3, 2008)