DPH BCD Memo 2021-11: Prevention and Control of Acute Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities

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Bureau of Communicable Diseases Information Update

Prevention and Control of Acute Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities

The Department of Health Services (DHS) has issued DPH Numbered Memo BCD 2021-11 on the prevention and control of acute respiratory illness outbreaks in long-term care facilities. This memo supersedes DPH Numbered Memo BCD 2020-27 and includes guidance to medical and administrative staff of long-term care facilities (LTCFs), including skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), community-based residential facilities (CBRFs), and residential care apartment complexes (RCACs), in Wisconsin.

Please distribute this memo widely. 

All of our memos can be found on the DPH Communicable Diseases Memos webpage