Section 690.468  Influenza (Laboratory Confirmed Testing via ELR only and Intensive Care Unit Admissions) (Reportable by telephone, facsimile, or electronically as soon as possible, within three days)

a)         Control of Case

No specific restrictions.

b)         Control of Contacts

The Department will recommend control of contacts based on transmissibility and severity of the illness caused by the influenza strain.

c)         Laboratory Reporting

1)         Laboratories shall report all positive laboratory results for influenza to the Department via the Department's electronic lab reporting (ELR) system in a manner and on a schedule prescribed by the Department. Laboratories unable to submit results to the Department via the Department's ELR shall contact the Department for instructions on how to submit results.

2)         Upon request, laboratories shall forward clinical materials to the Department's laboratory.

(Source:  Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 4098, effective February 27, 2024)