R9-6-373. Plague

A. Case control measures: 1. A diagnosing health care provider or an administrator of a health care institution, either personally or through a representative, shall isolate and institute droplet precautions for a pneumonic plague case or suspect case until 72 hours of antibiotic therapy have been completed with favorable clinical response. 2. An individual handling the body of a deceased plague case shall use droplet precautions. 3. A local health agency shall: a. Upon receiving a report under R9-6-202 of a plague case or suspect case, notify the Department within 24 hours after receiving the report and provide to the Department the information contained in the report; b. Conduct an epidemiologic investigation of each reported plague case or suspect case; c. For each plague case, submit to the Department, as specified in Table 2.4, the information required under R9-6-206(D); and d. In consultation with the Department, ensure that an isolate or a specimen, as available, from each plague case or suspect case is submitted to the Arizona State Laboratory. B. Contact control measures: A local health agency shall provide follow-up to pneumonic plague contacts for seven calendar days after last exposure to a pneumonic plague case.