Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77 § 690.740

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 52, December 27, 2024

Section 690.740 - Typhus (Reportable by telephone, facsimile, or electronically as soon as possible, within 24 hours)

a) Control of Case

Proper delousing for louse-borne typhus is required.

b) Control of Contacts

1) Louse-infected susceptible contacts exposed to typhus shall have their clothing and bedding deloused and should be quarantined for 15 days, if possible, after application of insecticide with residual effect.

2) In cases of murine typhus, the premises around the patient shall be searched for rodents.

3) The local health authority shall monitor all immediate contacts for clinical signs for two weeks.

c) Laboratory Reporting

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

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 690.740

Amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 5533, effective February 11, 2014

Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 4098, effective 2/27/2024