I nternational Land Border Illness or Death Investigation Form
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
QARS Unique ID #: __________________________
Section 1. Quarantine station notification |
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Type of notification: |
□ Traveler illness □ Traveler death |
Date of initial notification: |
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Time of initial notification: |
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Detection of travelers illness or death: |
□ Detected on conveyance or at POE □ Detected after departing POE □ Detected while exiting US |
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Port of Entry: (or city/region)
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State: |
Notified by: (name of person) |
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Notified by: (name of agency)
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Phone: |
Email: |
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Conveyance type: □ Personal vehicle □ Commercial/Cargo vehicle □ Pedestrian/Bike □ Ambulance □ Train □ Bus/Van |
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Did illness occur en route? |
□ No □ Yes □ Unknown |
If illness occurred en route, was quarantine station notified prior to arrival? |
□ No □ Yes |
If illness occurred en route, was illness reported to another agency prior to arrival? |
□ No □ Yes □ Unknown |
If yes, name of agency notified: |
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Section 2. Information on signs and symptoms of ill or deceased person |
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Brief history of present illness:
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Signs, Symptoms, and Conditions (Check all that apply) : |
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□ Fever (≥100F or ≥37.8°C) OR recent history of fever
Onset date: ___/____/______
If measured, maximum temperature: __________ F/C
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□ Sore throat |
□ Decreased consciousness |
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□ Difficulty breathing / shortness of breath |
□ Recent onset of focal weakness and/or paralysis |
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□ Rash
Onset date: ___/____/______
Where rash started: □ Head □ Trunk □ Extremities
Current distribution: □ Head □ Trunk □ Extremities
Appearance: □ Red/flat □ Red/raised □ Fluid/Pus filled □ Other: ___________________________
Contact with someone with a rash/chicken pox/rubella in the last 3 weeks? □ No □ Yes □ Don’t know
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□ Swollen glands |
□ Unusual bleeding
Onset date: ___/____/______ |
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□ Severe vomiting |
□ Obviously unwell |
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□ Severe diarrhea
Onset date: ___/____/______
With blood: □ No □ Yes
Number of times in past 24 hrs: _______
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□ Asymptomatic |
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□ Other: _____________________________ |
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□ Jaundice
Onset date: ___/____/______ |
□ Cluster of illnesses §
Cluster number: ___________
§Each ill or deceased person in the cluster should have a separate illness or death report which QARS will link to other ill and/or deceased persons in the cluster |
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□ Conjunctivitis / eye redness |
□ Headache |
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□ Persistent cough
Onset date: ___/____/______ With blood: □ No □ Yes |
□ Neck stiffness |
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Presumptive Diagnosis:
□ Disease of public health interest □ Condition of public health interest / Unknown, needs follow-up OR □ Condition not requiring public health follow-up: Affected system: □ Gastrointestinal □ Cardiovascular □ Musculoskeletal □ Neurologic □ Psychiatric □ Respiratory □ Genitourinary □ Dermatologic
If disease of public health importance or condition of public health interest, proceed to next section. If condition not requiring public health follow-up, stop here. |
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Section 3. General information about the ill or deceased person |
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Paternal/Last name: |
Maternal name: |
First name: |
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Middle name: |
Married name: |
Aliases: |
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Gender: |
□ Male □ Female |
Race:
□ White □ American Indian/Alaskan Native □ Asian □ Black □ Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander □ Unknown □ Other: _________________________ |
Ethnicity:
□ Hispanic □ Non-Hispanic □ Unknown |
Type of traveler:
□ Crew □ Passenger □ N/A |
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Border commuter: |
□ No □ Yes □ Unknown |
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Frequency of border crossing: |
Passport #: |
Alien #: |
Passport country: |
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Legal status:
□ Immigrant □ Resident Alien □ Illegal Alien □ US Citizen □ Foreign Citizen □ Refugee/Asylee □ Unknown |
Visa type: □ Student/Exchange □ Temporary worker: agriculture □ Business □ Tourist (includes VFR) □ Humanitarian Parole □ Diplomatic □ Temporary worker: skilled labor □ Witness/Informant □ N/A - no visa |
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Date of birth: |
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Age:
_______ |
□ Days □ Weeks □ Months □ Years |
Country of birth:
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Home address: |
City: |
State/Province: |
Country of residence: |
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ZIP/Postal code: |
Home telephone number: |
E-mail:
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If visiting, total duration of US stay: _________ |
□ days □ months □ weeks □ years |
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Contact in US - Address/hotel:
□ Same as above (home address) |
Contact in US - City: |
Contact in US -State/Province: |
Contact phone in US:
□ Cell |
Number of days reachable at contact phone:
______ days
□ Permanent number |
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Contact information: |
□ None □ Unknown |
Emergency contact name: |
Emergency contact relationship: |
Emergency contact phone: |
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Section 4. Border Crossing Information |
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Express lane? |
□ No □ Yes □ Unknown |
Attempted entry outside an official POE? |
□ No □ Yes □ Unknown |
Was the traveler coming from an airport? |
□ No □ Yes □ Unknown |
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Make/Model/Year: |
License plate #: |
State issued: |
Country issued: |
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Company owned? |
□ No □ Yes |
If yes, specify: |
Rental? |
□ No □ Yes |
If yes, specify: |
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Did conveyance transport cargo? |
□ No □ Yes |
If yes, specify: |
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Departure city & address:
□ Unknown |
Departure date:
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Departure time: :
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Destination city & address:
□ Unknown |
Expected arrival date:
_____/_____/__________ (mm / dd / yyyy) |
Expected arrival time: :
(hh : mm) |
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Route information:
From (City/Country) To (City/Country) Duration Significant stops Name of commercial Flight/Bus/Train No. of stay carrier, if applicable
Segment 1: _________________ _______________ ____________ _____________________ ______________________ _________________
Segment 2: _________________ _______________ ____________ _____________________ ______________________ _________________
Segment 3: _________________ _______________ ____________ _____________________ ______________________ _________________
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Section 5. Traveling companions and other contacts of ill or deceased person |
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If traveling by conveyance, does anyone else on the conveyance have similar illness? |
□ No □ Yes □ Unknown |
Number of traveling companions:
_________ |
Are any traveling companions ill? |
□ No □ Yes □ N/A (no companions) |
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Number of driver(s):
___________ |
Name of driver(s):
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Driver’s license number(s):
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Section 6. Exposure history of ill or deceased person |
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Occupation: |
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During 3 WEEKS prior to date of illness onset, did traveler have contact with: |
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Other ill individuals? |
□ No □ Yes □ Unknown |
If Yes, ill persons’ diagnoses or description of illness: |
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Animals or birds? (e.g., visits to zoo, animal market, poultry farm, etc.) |
□ No □ Yes □ Unknown |
If Yes, in which country did contact occur? |
Describe nature of contact: |
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Other exposures? (e.g., chemical, powder, radiation, etc.) |
□ No □ Yes □ Unknown |
If Yes, describe nature of contact: |
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Section 7. Vaccination, past illness, and treatment history of ill or deceased person |
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Does traveler have underlying conditions which may explain the symptoms: |
□ No □ Yes □ Unknown |
If yes, describe: |
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Vaccination history (check all that apply): |
□ Measles □ Varicella □ Rubella □ Pertussis □ Mumps □ Influenza, last received: ____/_______ □ Meningococcal □ Hepatitis A □ Hepatitis B (mm/yyyy) |
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Past illness history (check all that apply): |
□ Measles □ Varicella □ Rubella □ Pertussis □ Mumps |
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Currently taking medications? |
□ No □ Yes □ Unknown |
If Yes, indicate category(ies) of the medication(s) (check all that apply):
□ Antibiotic/antimicrobial □ Fever reducing medication □ Other
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If Yes, indicate name of medication(s):
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Treatment given prior to travel? |
□ No □ Yes □ Unknown |
If Yes, what was done and by whom? |
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Treatment given during travel, but before crossing the border? |
□ No □ Yes □ Unknown |
If Yes, what was done and by whom? |
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Treatment given at POE? |
□ No □ Yes □ Unknown |
If Yes, what was done and by whom? |
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Treatment given after crossing the border? |
□ No □ Yes □ Unknown |
If Yes, what was done and by whom? |
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Section 8. Disposition of ill or deceased person |
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Ill or deceased person was: (check all that apply) |
□ Advised to seek medical care □ Released to continue travel □ EMS called □ Refused entry □ Transported to hospital □ MOA activated □ Isolated □ Deceased □ Detained by ICE/CBP – Detained at: _______________________________________________________ □ Referred to: ___________________________________________________________________________
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Section 9. Agencies contacted |
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(Agency type key: F = Federal, S = State, L = Local, P = Private, A = Airport, X = Foreign) |
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Additional comments or findings: |
□ Investigation closed Date: _____________
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Version: 11/18/08 OMB Control No 0929-XXXX
Expiration Date: XX/XX/XXXX
File Type | application/msword |
File Title | International Land Border Illness or Death Investigation Form |
Author | mdelea |
Last Modified By | shari steinberg |
File Modified | 2009-04-29 |
File Created | 2009-04-24 |