Section 690.327  Botulism, Foodborne, Intestinal Botulism (Formerly Infant), Wound, or Other (Reportable by telephone immediately, within three hours upon initial clinical suspicion of the disease for foodborne botulism or within 24 hours by telephone, facsimile, or electronically for other types)

a)         Control of Case

1)         There are no restrictions on cases.

2)         After consultation with and approval by the Department, serum, stool or gastric aspirates from suspect cases should be collected.

3)         Requests for botulinum antitoxin for treatment of suspect wound or foodborne botulism shall be made through the Department.  Botulism immune globulin for treatment of infants with botulism can be requested through the Department.

4)         Suspect cases shall be investigated immediately, within three hours after initial clinical suspicion.

5)         Any food, drug or other material suspected of having botulinum toxin should be confiscated and held until consultation with the Department can occur and testing needs determined.

b)         Control of Contacts

1)         No restrictions.

2)         For foodborne botulism, persons who may have eaten food suspected of containing botulinum toxin should seek medical consultation.

c)         Laboratory Reporting

1)         Laboratories shall report to the local health authority all persons for whom botulism testing is requested and all food and environmental specimens that may be associated with an outbreak.

2)         Laboratories shall report and submit to the Department's laboratory any food samples resulting from a botulism investigation.

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 18112, effective November 22, 2023)