NAC441A.520. Encephalitis.

     1. A report to the health authority of a case having encephalitis (arthropod-borne and unspecified viral) must include the specific viral, bacterial, fungal or parasitic cause of the disease if known.

     2. The health authority shall investigate each report of a case of encephalitis (arthropod-borne and unspecified viral) to confirm the diagnosis and to search for other cases.

     3. If an association is suspected among two or more cases having encephalitis (arthropod-borne and unspecified viral), the health authority shall conduct an investigation to determine whether there is an existence of a common source of infection.

     4. If a health authority identifies a common source of infection and determines that the common source of infection is a threat to the general welfare of the community, the health authority shall inform the public of the common source of infection and shall provide education on the risk, transmission, prevention and control of encephalitis.

     5. If a case having encephalitis is in a medical facility, the medical facility shall provide care to the case in accordance with enteric precautions or other appropriate disease specific precautions for the duration of the illness or for 7 days after the onset of the illness, whichever period is longer.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 1-24-92)