Amebiasis And Free-Living Amebae

01. Reporting Requirements. Each case of amebiasis or infection with free-living amebae (Ancanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia mandrillaris, or Naegleria fowleri) must be reported within three (3) working days of identification. (7-1-26) 02. Restrictions - Daycare Facility. A person excreting Entamoeba histolytica must not attend a daycare facility while fecally incontinent and must not work in any occupation in which they provide personal care to children in a daycare facility, unless an exemption is made by the Department or Health District. (3-17-22) a. This restriction may be withdrawn if an effective therapeutic regimen is completed; or (3-17-22) b. At least two (2) successive approved fecal specimens collected at least twenty-four (24) hours apart fail to show Entamoeba histolytica upon testing by a licensed laboratory. (3-17-22) 03. Restrictions - Food Service Facility. A symptomatic person excreting Entamoeba histolytica is restricted from working as a food employee. (3-17-22) a. This restriction may be withdrawn if an effective therapeutic regimen is completed; or (3-17-22) b. At least two (2) successive approved fecal specimens collected at least twenty-four (24) hours apart fail to show Entamoeba histolytica upon testing by a licensed laboratory. (3-17-22) 04. Restrictions - Health Care Facility. A person excreting Entamoeba histolytica must not work in any occupation in which they provide personal care to persons confined to a health care facility, unless an exemption is made by the Department or Health District. (3-17-22) a. This restriction may be withdrawn if an effective therapeutic regimen is completed; or (3-17-22) b. At least two (2) successive approved fecal specimens collected at least twenty-four (24) hours apart fail to show Entamoeba histolytica upon testing by a licensed laboratory. (3-17-22) 05. Restrictions - Household Contacts. A member of the household in which there is a case of amebiasis may not work in any occupations in listed in this Section, unless approved by the Department or Health District. The household member must be asymptomatic and have at least one (1) approved fecal specimen found to be negative for ova and parasites on examination by a licensed laboratory prior to being approved for work. (7-1-26) 111. – 159. (RESERVED)