SC Health Alert Network (HAN) Archive

This page lists the health alerts of public health importance from DHEC 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 Transmissionat 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-tuberculousMycobacterium 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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