Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 690.710
Trichinosis (Trichinellosis) due to Trichinella spiralis (Reportable by mail, telephone, facsimile, or electronically as soon as possible, within three days)
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
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.
b) Control of Contacts
No specific restrictions.
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 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.
(Source: Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 4098, effective February 27, 2024)