Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 690.555
Neisseria meningitidis, Invasive Disease and Purpura Fulminans (Reportable by telephone, facsimile, or electronically as soon as possible, within 24 hours)
Effective Feb 27, 202448 Ill. Reg. 4098AUTHORITY: Implementing the Communicable Disease Report Act [745 ILCS 45] and implementing and authorized by the Department of Public Health Act [20 ILCS 2305] and the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law [20 ILCS 2310].DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
a) Control of Case
No specific restrictions.
- b) Control of Contacts
1) No specific restrictions.
- 2) Vaccination should be considered in selected outbreaks following guidelines in Section 690.20(a)(3).
- 3) Vaccination recommendations for children, adolescents and young adults are specified in Section 690.20(a)(3).
- 4) Recommendations for chemoprophylaxis of close contacts are specified in Section 690.20(a)(3).
c) Laboratory Reporting
- 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 Neisseria meningitidis from a normally sterile site.
- 2) Persons with purpura fulminans diagnosed by a physician shall also be reported to the local health authority.
- 3) Laboratories shall forward clinical materials from a normally sterile site that are positive for Neisseria meningitidis to the Department's laboratory.
(Source: Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 4098, effective February 27, 2024)