Indiana Administrative Code
Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Article 1 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL
Rule 2.5 - Disease Reporting and Control
Section 2.5-142 - Tularemia; specific control measures
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-2-1
Affected: IC 16-41-2; IC 16-41-9
Sec. 142.
The specific control measures for tularemia (infectious agent: Francisella tularensis) are as follows:
(1) An investigation by the local health officer shall be performed immediately for the following:
(2) Standard precautions for hospitalized patients are required, including drainage and secretion precautions for open lesions.
(3) Concurrent disinfection is required for all discharges from the following:
(4) Quarantine is not required.
(5) Immunization is not available. Protection of contacts is not applicable.
(6) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists set the standard clinical and laboratory case definition.