Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 690 - CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS CODE
Subpart D - DETAILED PROCEDURES FOR THE CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS
Section 690.710 - Trichinosis (Trichinellosis) due to Trichinella spiralis (Reportable by mail, telephone, facsimile, or electronically as soon as possible, within three days)

1) No specific restrictions.

2) The local health authority shall investigate the case's food history, identify possible sources of Trichinella, and confiscate any remaining suspect food. (See Section 2310-510 of the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law) If information on the suspect food source for a human trichinosis case indicates that livestock in the United States may be infected, the Department will provide this information to the Illinois Department of Agriculture for follow-up. If the animals are located outside of Illinois, the Department will relay information to the United States Department of Agriculture.

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

2) Laboratories shall report and submit to the Department's laboratory any Trichenella-positive food, environmental or animal samples resulting from an outbreak investigation.