Authority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-2-1

Affected: IC 16-41-2; IC 16-41-9

Sec. 117. The specific control measures for malaria (infectious agents: Plasmodium species) are as follows:

1. (1) An investigation by the local health officer shall be performed within seventy-two (72) hours to determine the history of previous infection or possible exposure. The travel history shall be evaluated to determine if the case is from foreign travel or local exposure. Exposure may occur:

   1. (A) from exposure to infected mosquitoes;
   2. (B) from transfusions with infected blood; or
   3. (C) through needle sharing.
2. (2) Standard precautions for hospitalized patients are required. Both hospitalized and nonhospitalized patients shall remain in mosquito-proof areas from dusk to dawn.
3. (3) Concurrent disinfection is not required.
4. (4) Quarantine is not required.
5. (5) Immunization is not available. Protection of contacts is not applicable.
6. (6) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists set the standard clinical and laboratory case definition.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 1-2.5-117; filed Nov 25, 2015, 2:54 p.m.: 20151223-IR-410150039FRA; readopted filed Nov 12, 2021, 8:41 a.m.: 20211208-IR-410210385RFA; readopted filed Nov 14, 2025, 11:18 a.m.: 20251210-IR-410240588RFA)