1. A. Case control measures:

   1. 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. 2. An individual handling the body of a deceased plague case shall use droplet precautions.

   3. 3. A local health agency shall:

      1. 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;
      2. b. Conduct an epidemiologic investigation of each reported plague case or suspect case;
      3. c. For each plague case, submit to the Department, as specified in Table 2.4, the information required under R9-6-206(D); and
      4. 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.
2. 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.

Historical Note

Adopted effective April 4, 1997 (Supp. 97-2). Former R9-6-373 renumbered to R9-6-383; new R9-6-373 renumbered from R9-6-365 and amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 3559, effective October 2, 2004 (Supp. 04-3). Former R9-6-373 renumbered to R9-6-380; new R9-6-373 made by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 1502, effective April 1, 2008 (Supp. 08-2). Section R9-6-373 renumbered to R9-6-379; new Section R9-6-373 renumbered from R9-6-367 and amended by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 2605, effective January 1, 2018 (Supp. 17-3). R9-6-373 renumbered to R9-6-382; new Section R9-6-373 renumbered from R9-6-364 and amended by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 1317 (April 25, 2025), effective June 2, 2025 (Supp. 25-2).