Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
Chapter441A Infectious Diseases; Toxic Agents |
INVESTIGATING, REPORTING, PREVENTING, SUPPRESSING AND CONTROLLING PARTICULAR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES |
Miscellaneous Communicable Diseases |
NAC441A.645. Psittacosis.
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1. The health authority shall investigate each report of a case having psittacosis to confirm the diagnosis, to determine the extent of any outbreak and to identify the source or suspected source of the infection.
2. The health authority shall report to the State Health Officer any identified source or suspected source of infection. The State Health Officer shall notify the Administrator of the Division of Animal Industry of the State Department of Agriculture (State Veterinarian), or other appropriate regulatory agency, if birds or other animals are involved.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 1-24-92)