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Disease and outbreak investigation

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Disease and outbreak investigation

Infection control

Long-term care facilities

HIPAA

• Disease reporting and investigation
• Rabies / animal bite investigation
• Ordering immune globulin
• Specimen collection
• Other state protocols and links

Disease reporting and outbreak investigation

• Disease reporting, rules, guidelines, forms
• Summary table of Oregon reportable disease response time frames and actions (PDF 50K)
• Foodborne outbreak investigation procedures
• Gastroenteritis in LTCFs outbreak investigation procedures
• Outbreak investigation protocol and evaluation tool
  • PDF version
• Respiratory hygiene in health care settings (CDC document)

Rabies / animal bite investigation

• Oregon Health Services' animal bite / rabies response algorithm
• Oregon Administrative Rule 333-019-0024 — Management of animal bites
• Rabies home page

Ordering immune globulin

• Procedures for obtaining immune globulin for prophylaxis of contacts to hepatitis A or measels cases. (PDF 6K)
  Emergency/outbreak orders of IG involve contacting both the Immunization Program (503/731-4267) and the Acute and Communicable Disease program (503/731-4024).

Specimen collection

• Collection of serum for hepatitis A viral sequencing (PDF 20K)
• West Nile virus specimen submission forms and guidelines
• SARS specimen collection forms and guidelines

Other State protocols and links

• Oregon State Public Health Laboratory (OSPHL)
  • lab operations web page
  • lab forms web page
• Oregon Health Services immunization program information for professionals
• DHS guide to writing press releases (PDF 76K)