SC Health Alert Network (HAN) Archive | South Carolina Department of Public Health

This page lists the health alerts of public health importance from DPH prior to 2020. All health alerts from 1/1/2020 to the present day are located on the South Carolina Health Alert Network (HAN) page.

Health Alert: conveys the highest level of importance; warrants immediate action or attention.
Health Advisory: provides important information for a specific incident or situation; may not require immediate action.
Health Update: provides updated information regarding an incident or situation; unlikely to require immediate action.
Info Service: Provides general information that is not necessarily considered to be of an emergent nature.

Date	Message Type	Subject
12/16/2019	DHEC Health Advisory	Guidance for Using Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Ebola in the United States
11/25/2019	DHEC Health Update	2018 Annual Morbidity Report on Reportable Conditions
11/20/2019	DHEC Health Update	Mumps Outbreak at College of Charleston
11/6/2019	DHEC Health Update	Statewide Hepatitis A Outbreak – Update
10/9/2019	DHEC Health Update	2019 - 2020 South Carolina Influenza Surveillance
10/2/2019	DHEC Health Advisory	Mumps Transmission at College of Charleston
8/30/2019	CDC Health Advisory	Severe Pulmonary Disease Associated with Using E -Cigarette Products
8/23/2019	DHEC Health Advisory	Health Advisory: Recommendations to Address the Continued Increase in Early Syphilis Cases
6/7/2019	CDC Health Advisory	Nationwide Shortage of Tuberculin Skin Test Antigens: CDC Recommendations for Patient Care and Public Health Practice
5/13/2019	DHEC Health Advisory	DHEC Declares Statewide Hepatitis A Outbreak
3/28/2019	CDC Health Advisory	Influenza Season Continues with an Increase in Influenza A(H3N2) Activity
3/26/2019	CDC Health Advisory	Update - Widespread Outbreaks of Hepatitis A among People Who Use Drugs and People Experiencing Homelessness across the United States
1/23/2019	CDC Health Advisory	Third Case of Rifampin/Penicillin-Resistant Strain of RB51 Brucella from Consuming Raw Milk
1/7/2019	DHEC Health Advisory	Increase in Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) Infections among High-Risk Groups
12/10/2018	CDC Health Advisory	Update — Outbreak of Life-threatening Coagulopathy Associated with Synthetic Cannabinoids Use
11/07/2018	DHEC Health Advisory	New Confirmed Measles Cases in Upstate Region - HAN
10/30/2018	DHEC Health Advisory	Confirmed Measles Case in Upstate Region
10/29/2018	DHEC Health Advisory	Maintaining Vigilance for Acute Flaccid Myelitis Cases 2018
10/24/2018	DHEC Health Update	Guidance for Follow-Up, Pediatric Blood Lead Test Results, Lowered Threshold for DHEC Follow-Up for Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels, Reporting Guidance
10/04/2018	DHEC Health Advisory	Public Health Surveillance and Laboratory Testing for West Nile Virus, 2018
09/27/2018	DHEC Health Update	2018-19 South Carolina Influenza Surveillance
09/16/2018	CDC Health Advisory	Hurricane Florence – Clinical Guidance for Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning
09/07/2018	CDC Health Advisory	Advice to Clinicians about Leptospirosis in U.S. Travelers Returning from Northern Israel
09/05/2018	DHEC Health Alert	Communicable Disease Reporting during the 2018 World Equestrian Games
08/10/2018	DHEC Health Alert	Confirmed Measles Case in Pee Dee Region
07/11/2018	CDC Health Update	Rising Numbers of Deaths Involving Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs, Including Carfentanil, and Increased Usage and Mixing with Non-opioids
06/28/2018	DHEC Health Advisory	Possible Hepatitis A Exposure in North Carolina and Ongoing Risk Factors for Hepatitis A Transmission
06/11/2018	CDC Health Advisory	Outbreak of Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) Infections among Persons Who Use Drugs and Persons Experiencing Homelessness
06/08/2018	DHEC Health Update	Public Health Surveillance and Laboratory Testing for Mosquito-Borne Diseases, 2018
06/07/2018	CDC Health Update	CDC Recommendations for Managing and Reporting Shigella Infections with Possible Reduced Susceptibility to Ciprofloxacin
05/25/2018	CDC Health Advisory	Outbreak of Life-threatening Coagulopathy Associated with Synthetic Cannabinoids Use
05/17/2018	DHEC Health Advisory	Increase in Pertussis Cases in South Carolina
05/04/2018	DHEC Health Alert	Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Outbreak
03/16/2018	DHEC Health Advisory	Increase in Shigellosis Cases in the Midlands Region
12/27/2017	CDC Health Advisory	Seasonal Influenza A (H3N2) Activity and Antiviral Treatment of Patients with Influenza
11/29/2017	DHEC Health Advisory	Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) in Midlands Area
10/24/2017	CDC Health Advisory	Advice for Health Care Providers Treating Patients in or Recently Returned from Hurricane-Affected Areas, Including Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands
10/20/2017	DHEC Health Advisory	Increased parotitis in South Carolina
09/28/2017	DHEC Health Update	2017-2018 South Carolina Influenza Surveillance
09/20/2017	CDC Health Advisory	Public Health Surveillance and Laboratory Testing for West Nile Virus
09/12/2017	CDC Health Advisory	Hurricane Irma—Clinical Guidance for Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning
08/04/2017	DHEC Health Advisory	Updated Zika Management and Testing Guidance for Clinicians
07/07/2016	CDC Health Advisory	Patients Receiving Eculizumab (Soliris®) at High Risk for Invasive Meningococcal Disease Despite Vaccination
07/03/2017	DHEC Health Advisory	Non-tuberculous Mycobacterium Infections among Surgical Patients
05/18/2017	DHEC Health Advisory	Increase in Shigellosis Cases in the Upstate Region
05/17/2017	CDC Health Advisory	Potential for Falsely Low Blood Lead Test Results from LeadCare® Analyzers
05/05/2017	CDC Health Update	Prolonged IgM Antibody Response in People Infected with Zika Virus: Implications for Interpreting Serologic Testing Results for Pregnant Women
05/05/2017	CDC Health Advisory	Prolonged IgM Antibody Response in People Infected with Zika Virus: Implications for Interpreting Serologic Testing Results for Pregnant Women
04/19/2017	CDC Health Advisory	Recommendations for Diagnosing and Managing Shigella Strains with Possible Reduced Susceptibility to Ciprofloxacin
01/25/2017	CDC Health Advisory	Investigation of Seoul Virus Outbreak Associated with Home-based, Rat-breeding Facilities in Wisconsin and Illinois
01/06/2017	DHEC Health Advisory	Possible Meningococcal Meningitis Case
10/14/2016	CDC Health Advisory	CDC Advises Hospitals to Alert Patients at Risk from Contaminated Heater-Cooler Devices Used during Cardiac Surgery
10/13/2016	DHEC Health Advisory	Illnesses and Injuries Following Natural Disasters
09/21/2016	DHEC Health Update	2016-2017 South Carolina Influenza Surveillance
08/26/2016	CDC Health Advisory	Influx of Fentanyl-laced Counterfeit Pills and Toxic Fentanyl-related Compounds Further Increases Risk of Fentanyl-related Overdose and Fatalities
08/01/2016	CDC Health Advisory	CDC Guidance for Travel and Testing of Pregnant Women and Women of Reproductive Age for Zika Virus Infection Related to the Investigation for Local Mosquito-borne Zika Virus Transmission in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, Florida
07/27/2016	DHEC Health Advisory	Update: Interim Guidance for Health Care Providers Caring for Pregnant Women with Possible Zika Virus Exposure—United States, July 2016
07/11/2016	DHEC Health Update	Blood Lead Screening & Reporting
06/21/2016	CDC Health Update	CDC Recommendations for Subsequent Zika IgM Antibody Testing
06/17/2016	CDC Health Advisory	Best Practices for Using PCR to Diagnose Haemophilus influenzae and Neisseria meningitidis and Identify Serotype or Serogroup
06/13/2016	CDC Health Advisory	Alert to U.S. Healthcare Facilities: First mcr-1 Gene in E. coli Bacteria found in a Human in the United States
05/25/2016	CDC Health Update	Diagnostic Testing of Urine Specimens for Suspected Zika Virus Infection
05/18/2016	DHEC Health Update	ZIKA Virus Disease Testing: Interim Guidance for Zika Virus Testing of Urine
05/05/2016	DHEC Health Advisory	Clinical Advisory: Ocular Syphilis
05/05/2016	DHEC Health Advisory	ZIKA Test Approved for Commercial Labs
03/25/2016	DHEC Health Advisory	Update: Interim Guidance for Health Care Providers Caring for Women with Possible Zika Virus Exposure — U.S., 2016
03/11/2016	CDC Health Update	Revision to CDC's Zika Travel Notices: Minimal Likelihood for Mosquito-Borne Zika Virus Transmission at Elevations Above 2,000 Meters
02/24/2016	DHEC Info Service	Take Steps Now to Control Mosquitoes
02/23/2016	CDC Health Advisory	Update: Interim Guidelines for Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus — United States, 2016
02/19/2016	DHEC Health Advisory	Interim Guidelines for Health Care Providers Caring for Infants and Children with Possible Zika Virus Infection - United States, 2016
02/06/2016	DHEC Health Advisory	New and Updated CDC Guidance Regarding Zika Virus
02/01/2016	CDC Health Advisory	Flu Season Begins: Severe Influenza Illness Reported
01/28/2016	CDC Health Advisory	CDC Urging Dialysis Providers and Facilities to Assess and Improve Infection Control Practices to Stop Hepatitis C Virus Transmission in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis
01/28/2016	DHEC Health Advisory	Interim Guidelines for the Evaluation and Testing of Infants with Possible Congenital Zika Virus Infection - United States, 2016
01/22/2016	DHEC Health Advisory	Increase in Shigellosis Cases in Pee Dee and Lowcountry Regions
01/21/2016	DHEC Health Advisory	CDC Interim Guidelines for Pregnant Women During a Zika Virus Outbreak, United States, 2016
01/16/2016	CDC Health Advisory	Recognizing, Managing, and Reporting Zika Virus Infections in Travelers Returning from Central America, South America, the Caribbean, and Mexico
10/26/2015	CDC Health Advisory	Increases in Fentanyl Drug Confiscations and Fentanyl-related Overdose Fatalities
10/08/2015	DHEC Health Advisory	2015-2016 South Carolina Influenza Surveillance
10/07/2015	DHEC Health Advisory	Illnesses and Injuries Resulting from Floods
10/02/2015	CDC Health Update	CDC/FDA Health Update about the Immediate Need for Healthcare Facilities to Review Procedures for Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Sterilizing Reusable Medical Devices
09/18/2015	DHEC Health Advisory	Patrons of Two Spartanburg County Hardee's Restaurants Possibly Exposed to Hepatitis A - Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Recommended
09/11/2015	CDC Health Advisory	Immediate Need for Healthcare Facilities to Review Procedures for Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Sterilizing Reusable Medical Devices
09/11/2015	DHEC Health Update	Notice to Clinicians and Health Departments: Continued Vigilance Urged for Cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis
06/19/2015	CDC Health Advisory	Clinical Considerations for the Evaluation of Ill Travelers from Liberia to the United States
06/11/2015	CDC Health Advisory	Updated Information and Guidelines for Evaluation of Patients for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Infection
06/04/2015	CDC Health Advisory	Ciprofloxacin- and Azithromycin-Nonsusceptible Shigellosis in the United States
06/02/2015	CDC Health Advisory	Bird Infections with Highly-Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N2), (H5N8), and (H5N1) Viruses: Recommendations for Human Health Investigations and Response
05/29/2015	CDC Health Advisory	Notice to Health Care Providers: Shiga Toxin-producing E. coli cases
04/24/2015	CDC Health Advisory	Outbreak of Recent HIV and HCV Infections among Persons Who Inject Drugs
03/11/2015	DHEC Health Advisory	Infectious Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (TB) in a Conway High School Individual
02/20/2015	DHEC Health Advisory	Measles Clinical Assessment, Testing and Infection Control Guidance for Ambulatory Care Providers
01/29/2015	CDC Health Advisory	New - 2015 List of Reportable Conditions
01/23/2015	CDC Health Advisory	U.S. multi-state measles outbreak, December 2014 - January 2015
01/23/2015	DHEC Health Alert	Simulated IV Saline Solution Resulting in Adverse Events
01/09/2015	CDC Health Update	CDC Health Update Regarding Treatment of Patients with Influenza with Antiviral Medications

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