Section 690.555  Neisseria meningitidis, Invasive Disease and Purpura Fulminans (Reportable by telephone, facsimile, or electronically as soon as possible, within 24 hours)

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)