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Long-Term Care Facility Influenza Outbreak Report Form
Submit this report when an influenza outbreak is suspected or confirmed in your long term care (LTC) facility. Send to Alaska Section of
Epidemiology Influenza Surveillance Coordinator by fax (907)563-7868.
The definition of an outbreak is: one laboratory-confirmed influenza positive case or ≥2 suspect cases with influenza-like illness among
residents within 72 hours of each other. See Resources for Long-Term Care Facilities for Guidance on Management of Outbreaks http://
dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/Pages/influenza/fluinfo.aspx
If you have any questions regarding the control of influenza in your facility please call the Section of Epidemiology at (907) 269-8000.
Additional information is available at: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/index.htm
Skilled Nursing Facility: Yes No
Onset date of first case(s):
Number of residents in facility:
Number of residents with influenza-like illness:
Number of residents tested for influenza:
Precautions implemented (droplet precautions, isolations, prophylaxis, etc):
Antivirals and Vaccination
Treatment with antivirals: Yes No
Prophylaxis with antivirals: Yes No
Estimated influenza vaccination rates of residents and staff: Residents: Staff:
Influenza-Related Public Health Reporting and Deaths
Any residents laboratory-confirmed with influenza? Yes No
If yes, fill out an Infectious Disease Report Form (http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/Documents/pubs/conditions/frmInfect.pdf)
and fax to (907) 561-4239
Any residents with an influenza-associated death? Yes No
If yes, fill out an Influenza-Associated Mortality Case Report Form
(http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/Documents/pubs/conditions/frmFluDeath.pdf) and fax to (907) 563-7868 for each resident that
has died