During normal day-to-day operations, there are two components of the Communicable Disease and Epidemiology (CDE) Program. CDE operates under the direct supervision of the Communicable Disease and Epidemiology Manager and general direction of the Medical Officer.
The two CDE components are:
DuPage County health care providers and hospitals are required by law (77 Illinois Administrative Code 690) to report any suspected or confirmed cases of selected communicable diseases to the DuPage County Health Department within a specified numbers of hours or days. Diseases are to be reported either immediately (within 3 hours), within 24 hours, or within 7 days.
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The Health Department is required to conduct surveillance and investigate reports of disease, per Illinois Administrative Code, Rules and Regulations of Communicable Disease Control and Immunization, Title 77 Part 690, revised March 2008.
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