Section 690.368  Cyclosporiasis (Reportable by mail, telephone, facsimile, or electronically, within three days)

a)         Control of Case

No restrictions are required for food handlers, health care workers or those in sensitive occupations.

b)         Control of Contacts

1)         No specific restrictions.

2)         Contacts who have had similar exposures as cases should see a health care provider if diarrhea develops.

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 Cyclospora infection.

2)         Laboratories shall report and submit to the Department's laboratory any Cyclospora positive stool, food or environmental samples resulting from an outbreak investigation or upon request.

(Source:  Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 4098, effective February 27, 2024)