NAC441A.460. Anthrax.

     1. The health authority shall investigate each report of a case having anthrax or suspected case considered to have anthrax to confirm the diagnosis, to determine the extent of any outbreak of the infection and to identify the source of infection.

     2. The health authority shall notify the State Health Officer if the source of infection is suspected to be occupational. The State Health Officer shall notify the appropriate regulatory agency of any suspected occupational exposure.

     3. The health authority shall notify the State Health Officer if the source of infection is suspected to be an infected animal. The State Health Officer shall notify the Administrator of the Division of Animal Industry of the State Department of Agriculture (State Veterinarian), who shall immediately investigate the report and shall carry out necessary measures for the prevention, suppression and control of the transmission of the disease from animals to humans.

     4. The health authority shall notify the State Health Officer if the source of infection is known or suspected to be related to an act of intentional transmission or biological terrorism.

     5. If a case having anthrax is in a medical facility, the medical facility shall provide care to the case in accordance with drainage and secretion precautions or other appropriate disease specific precautions.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 1-24-92; A by R087-08, 1-13-2011)