R9-6-397. Tularemia

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 a pneumonic tularemia case until 72 hours of antibiotic therapy have been completed with favorable clinical response. 2. A local health agency shall: a. Upon receiving a report under R9-6-202 of a tularemia 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 tularemia case or suspect case; c. For each tularemia 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 tularemia case or suspect case is submitted to the Arizona State Laboratory.