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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.
DateMessage TypeSubject
12/21/2020DHEC Health AdvisoryIncrease in Fatal Drug Overdoses Across the United States Driven by Synthetic Opioids Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
12/2/2020DHEC Health UpdateOptions to Shorten Quarantine for COVID-19
11/30/2020DHEC Health UpdateReporting of all COVID-19 Laboratory Results
11/16/2020DHEC Health Update2020-2021 South Carolina Influenza Surveillance
10/29/2020DHEC Health UpdateHealth Care Providers and Organizations Can Apply to Receive and Administer Vaccines
9/29/2020DHEC Health UpdateSchool & Childcare Exclusion for COVID-19 Guidelines for Healthcare Providers
9/25/2020DHEC Health UpdateUpdated Interim Guidance on Testing for SARS-CoV-2
9/23/2020DHEC Health UpdateResources to Prevent Opioid Overdoses in South Carolina
9/22/2020DHEC Health UpdateProvider Survey for COVID-19 Vaccine Administration
9/18/2020DHEC Health UpdateOverview of Isolation and Quarantine for COVID-19
8/29/2020DHEC Health UpdateReporting of COVID-19 Positive and Negative Laboratory Results
8/10/2020DHEC Health AdvisoryMaintain Awareness of Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)
7/22/2020CDC Health UpdateUpdated Interim Guidance on Ending Isolation for COVID-19 Infection and Healthcare Worker Return to Work
7/14/2020DHEC Info ServiceNew Guidelines for Hepatitis A Vaccination
7/6/2020CDC Health AdvisorySerious Adverse Health Events Associated with Methanol-based Hand Sanitizers
6/26/2020DHEC Health UpdateResources to Provide to COVID-19 Cases and Close Contacts
6/19/2020DHEC Health UpdateInterim Guidance on testing of close contacts to a confirmed case of COVID-19 
6/19/2020CDC Health AdvisoryDetection of Ciprofloxacin-resistant, β-lactamase-producing Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup Y Isolates, United States, 2019–2020 
6/1/2020DHEC Health UpdateCOVID-19 Antibody Testing Guidance
5/20/2020DHEC Health UpdateCOVID-19 testing considerations for community healthcare providers
5/15/2020CDC Health AdvisoryMultisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 
5/11/2020DHEC Health UpdateUpdated guidance to end COVID-19 transmission-based precautions and healthcare worker return to work 
5/6/2020DHEC Health AdvisoryContinuing Hepatitis A Vaccination amid COVID-19 Response
4/25/2020DHEC Health UpdateCOVID-19 Antibody Testing for Immunity & Return-to-Work Decisions
4/22/2020DHEC Health UpdateUpdated reporting criteria for 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
4/21/2020DHEC Health UpdateCOVID-19 Infection Control Guidance Update & N95 Optimization Strategies
4/6/2020DHEC Health UpdateUpdated Guidance for COVID-19 case follow-up, guidelines for isolation and quarantine and cloth mask use
3/29/2020DHEC Health UpdateTesting Prioritization for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Laboratory Testing and Case Reporting
3/28/2020CDC Health UpdateSevere Illness Associated with Using Non-Pharmaceutical Chloroquine Phosphate to Prevent and Treat Coronavirus Disease 2019 
3/21/2020DHEC Health UpdateDHEC Guidance on the Discontinuation of Isolation and Quarantine & DHEC Guidance on the Management of Healthcare Personnel (HCPs) who are positive for COVID-19 or exposed to COVID-19 patients
3/16/2020DHEC / CDC Health UpdateUpdated DHEC Guidance on Patient COVID-19 Testing & CDC Information and Guidance about Global Travel on Cruise Ships, Including River Cruises, due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
3/13/2020DHEC Health UpdateUpdated Guidance for COVID-19 Testing and Reporting in South Carolina
3/12/2020DHEC Health UpdateUpdated and Interim Guidance for SC Healthcare Providers for Testing for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
3/5/2020DHEC Health UpdateUpdated and Interim Guidance for SC Healthcare Providers on Evaluating Patients and Testing for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
2/28/2020CDC / DHEC Update ServiceUpdate and Interim Guidance on Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
2/6/2020DHEC Health Info ServiceUpdated Zika Testing Guidelines
2/2/2020CDC Health UpdateUpdate and Interim Guidance on Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
1/29/2020DHEC Health UpdateMumps Outbreak associated with the College of Charleston
1/21/2020CDC Health UpdateUpdate and Interim Guidance on Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan, China 
1/13/2020CDC Health Update2020 South Carolina List of Reportable Conditions
1/10/2020CDC Health AdvisoryElevated Influenza Activity: Influenza B/Victoria and A(H1N1)pdm09 Viruses are the Predominant Viruses 
1/9/2020CDC Health AdvisoryOutbreak of Pneumonia of Unknown Etiology (PUE) in Wuhan, China
12/16/2019DHEC Health AdvisoryGuidance for Using Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Ebola in the United States 
11/25/2019DHEC Health Update2018 Annual Morbidity Report on Reportable Conditions 
11/20/2019DHEC Health UpdateMumps Outbreak at College of Charleston 
11/6/2019DHEC Health UpdateStatewide Hepatitis A Outbreak – Update 
10/9/2019DHEC Health Update2019 - 2020 South Carolina Influenza Surveillance 
10/2/2019DHEC Health AdvisoryMumps Transmission at College of Charleston 
8/30/2019CDC Health Advisory Severe Pulmonary Disease Associated with Using E -Cigarette Products 
8/23/2019DHEC Health AdvisoryHealth Advisory: Recommendations to Address the Continued Increase in Early Syphilis Cases 
6/7/2019CDC Health Advisory Nationwide Shortage of Tuberculin Skin Test Antigens: CDC Recommendations for Patient Care and Public Health Practice 
5/13/2019DHEC Health Advisory DHEC Declares Statewide Hepatitis A Outbreak 
3/28/2019CDC Health Advisory Influenza Season Continues with an Increase in Influenza A(H3N2) Activity 
3/26/2019CDC Health Advisory Update - Widespread Outbreaks of Hepatitis A among People Who Use Drugs and People Experiencing Homelessness across the United States 
1/23/2019CDC 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 
12/10/2018CDC Health AdvisoryUpdate — Outbreak of Life-threatening Coagulopathy Associated with Synthetic Cannabinoids Use 
11/07/2018DHEC Health AdvisoryNew Confirmed Measles Cases in Upstate Region - HAN 
10/30/2018DHEC Health AdvisoryConfirmed Measles Case in Upstate Region 
10/29/2018DHEC Health AdvisoryMaintaining Vigilance for Acute Flaccid Myelitis Cases 2018 
10/24/2018DHEC Health UpdateGuidance for Follow-Up, Pediatric Blood Lead Test Results, Lowered Threshold for DHEC Follow-Up for Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels, Reporting Guidance
10/04/2018DHEC Health AdvisoryPublic Health Surveillance and Laboratory Testing for West Nile Virus, 2018
09/27/2018DHEC Health Update2018-19 South Carolina Influenza Surveillance
09/16/2018CDC Health AdvisoryHurricane Florence – Clinical Guidance for Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning
09/07/2018CDC Health AdvisoryAdvice to Clinicians about Leptospirosis in U.S. Travelers Returning from Northern Israel
09/05/2018DHEC Health AlertCommunicable Disease Reporting during the 2018 World Equestrian Games
08/10/2018DHEC Health AlertConfirmed Measles Case in Pee Dee Region
07/11/2018CDC Health UpdateRising Numbers of Deaths Involving Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs, Including Carfentanil, and Increased Usage and Mixing with Non-opioids
06/28/2018DHEC Health AdvisoryPossible Hepatitis A Exposure in North Carolina and Ongoing Risk Factors for Hepatitis A Transmission
06/11/2018CDC Health AdvisoryOutbreak of Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) Infections among Persons Who Use Drugs and Persons Experiencing Homelessness
06/08/2018DHEC Health UpdatePublic Health Surveillance and Laboratory Testing for Mosquito-Borne Diseases, 2018
06/07/2018CDC Health UpdateCDC Recommendations for Managing and Reporting Shigella Infections with Possible Reduced Susceptibility to Ciprofloxacin
05/25/2018CDC Health AdvisoryOutbreak of Life-threatening Coagulopathy Associated with Synthetic Cannabinoids Use
05/17/2018DHEC Health AdvisoryIncrease in Pertussis Cases in South Carolina
05/04/2018DHEC Health AlertVaricella Zoster Virus (VZV) Outbreak
03/16/2018DHEC Health AdvisoryIncrease in Shigellosis Cases in the Midlands Region
12/27/2017CDC Health AdvisorySeasonal Influenza A (H3N2) Activity and Antiviral Treatment of Patients with Influenza
11/29/2017DHEC Health AdvisoryEpidemic Keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) in Midlands Area
10/24/2017CDC Health AdvisoryAdvice for Health Care Providers Treating Patients in or Recently Returned from Hurricane-Affected Areas, Including Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands
10/20/2017DHEC Health AdvisoryIncreased parotitis in South Carolina
09/28/2017DHEC Health Update2017-2018 South Carolina Influenza Surveillance
09/20/2017CDC Health AdvisoryPublic Health Surveillance and Laboratory Testing for West Nile Virus
09/12/2017CDC Health AdvisoryHurricane Irma—Clinical Guidance for Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning
08/04/2017DHEC Health AdvisoryUpdated Zika Management and Testing Guidance for Clinicians
07/07/2016CDC Health AdvisoryPatients Receiving Eculizumab (Soliris®) at High Risk for Invasive Meningococcal Disease Despite Vaccination
07/03/2017DHEC Health AdvisoryNon-tuberculous Mycobacterium Infections among Surgical Patients
05/18/2017DHEC Health AdvisoryIncrease in Shigellosis Cases in the Upstate Region
05/17/2017CDC Health AdvisoryPotential for Falsely Low Blood Lead Test Results from LeadCare® Analyzers
05/05/2017CDC Health UpdateProlonged IgM Antibody Response in People Infected with Zika Virus: Implications for Interpreting Serologic Testing Results for Pregnant Women
05/05/2017CDC Health AdvisoryProlonged IgM Antibody Response in People Infected with Zika Virus: Implications for Interpreting Serologic Testing Results for Pregnant Women
04/19/2017CDC Health AdvisoryRecommendations for Diagnosing and Managing Shigella Strains with Possible Reduced Susceptibility to Ciprofloxacin
01/25/2017CDC Health AdvisoryInvestigation of Seoul Virus Outbreak Associated with Home-based, Rat-breeding Facilities in Wisconsin and Illinois
01/06/2017DHEC Health AdvisoryPossible Meningococcal Meningitis Case
10/14/2016CDC Health AdvisoryCDC Advises Hospitals to Alert Patients at Risk from Contaminated Heater-Cooler Devices Used during Cardiac Surgery
10/13/2016DHEC Health AdvisoryIllnesses and Injuries Following Natural Disasters
09/21/2016DHEC Health Update2016-2017 South Carolina Influenza Surveillance
08/26/2016CDC Health AdvisoryInflux of Fentanyl-laced Counterfeit Pills and Toxic Fentanyl-related Compounds Further Increases Risk of Fentanyl-related Overdose and Fatalities
08/01/2016CDC Health AdvisoryCDC 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
07/27/2016DHEC Health AdvisoryUpdate: Interim Guidance for Health Care Providers Caring for Pregnant Women with Possible Zika Virus Exposure—United States, July 2016
07/11/2016DHEC Health UpdateBlood Lead Screening & Reporting
06/21/2016CDC Health UpdateCDC Recommendations for Subsequent Zika IgM Antibody Testing
06/17/2016CDC Health AdvisoryBest Practices for Using PCR to Diagnose Haemophilus influenzae and Neisseria meningitidis and Identify Serotype or Serogroup
06/13/2016CDC Health AdvisoryAlert to U.S. Healthcare Facilities: First mcr-1 Gene in E. coli Bacteria found in a Human in the United States
05/25/2016CDC Health UpdateDiagnostic Testing of Urine Specimens for Suspected Zika Virus Infection
05/18/2016DHEC Health UpdateZIKA Virus Disease Testing: Interim Guidance for Zika Virus Testing of Urine 
05/05/2016DHEC Health AdvisoryClinical Advisory: Ocular Syphilis
05/05/2016DHEC Health AdvisoryZIKA Test Approved for Commercial Labs
03/25/2016DHEC Health AdvisoryUpdate: Interim Guidance for Health Care Providers Caring for Women with Possible Zika Virus Exposure — U.S., 2016
03/11/2016CDC Health UpdateRevision to CDC's Zika Travel Notices: Minimal Likelihood for Mosquito-Borne Zika Virus Transmission at Elevations Above 2,000 Meters
02/24/2016DHEC Info ServiceTake Steps Now to Control Mosquitoes
02/23/2016CDC Health AdvisoryUpdate: Interim Guidelines for Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus — United States, 2016 
02/19/2016DHEC Health AdvisoryInterim Guidelines for Health Care Providers Caring for Infants and Children with Possible Zika Virus Infection - United States, 2016
02/06/2016DHEC Health AdvisoryNew and Updated CDC Guidance Regarding Zika Virus
02/01/2016CDC Health AdvisoryFlu Season Begins: Severe Influenza Illness Reported
01/28/2016CDC Health AdvisoryCDC Urging Dialysis Providers and Facilities to Assess and Improve Infection Control Practices to Stop Hepatitis C Virus Transmission in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis
01/28/2016DHEC Health AdvisoryInterim Guidelines for the Evaluation and Testing of Infants with Possible Congenital Zika Virus Infection - United States, 2016
01/22/2016DHEC Health AdvisoryIncrease in Shigellosis Cases in Pee Dee and Lowcountry Regions
01/21/2016DHEC Health AdvisoryCDC Interim Guidelines for Pregnant Women During a Zika Virus Outbreak, United States, 2016
01/16/2016CDC Health AdvisoryRecognizing, Managing, and Reporting Zika Virus Infections in Travelers Returning from Central America, South America, the Caribbean, and Mexico
10/26/2015CDC Health AdvisoryIncreases in Fentanyl Drug Confiscations and Fentanyl-related Overdose Fatalities
10/08/2015DHEC Health Advisory2015-2016 South Carolina Influenza Surveillance
10/07/2015DHEC Health AdvisoryIllnesses and Injuries Resulting from Floods
10/02/2015CDC Health UpdateCDC/FDA Health Update about the Immediate Need for Healthcare Facilities to Review Procedures for Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Sterilizing Reusable Medical Devices
09/18/2015DHEC Health AdvisoryPatrons of Two Spartanburg County Hardee's Restaurants Possibly Exposed to Hepatitis A - Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Recommended
09/11/2015CDC Health AdvisoryImmediate Need for Healthcare Facilities to Review Procedures for Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Sterilizing Reusable Medical Devices
09/11/2015DHEC Health UpdateNotice to Clinicians and Health Departments: Continued Vigilance Urged for Cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis
06/19/2015CDC Health AdvisoryClinical Considerations for the Evaluation of Ill Travelers from Liberia to the United States
06/11/2015CDC Health AdvisoryUpdated Information and Guidelines for Evaluation of Patients for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Infection
06/04/2015CDC Health AdvisoryCiprofloxacin- and Azithromycin-Nonsusceptible Shigellosis in the United States
06/02/2015CDC Health AdvisoryBird Infections with Highly-Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N2), (H5N8), and (H5N1) Viruses: Recommendations for Human Health Investigations and Response
05/29/2015CDC Health AdvisoryNotice to Health Care Providers: Shiga Toxin-producing E. coli cases
04/24/2015CDC Health AdvisoryOutbreak of Recent HIV and HCV Infections among Persons Who Inject Drugs
03/11/2015DHEC Health AdvisoryInfectious Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (TB) in a Conway High School Individual
02/20/2015DHEC Health AdvisoryMeasles Clinical Assessment, Testing and Infection Control Guidance for Ambulatory Care Providers
01/29/2015CDC Health AdvisoryNew - 2015 List of Reportable Conditions
01/23/2015CDC Health AdvisoryU.S. multi-state measles outbreak, December 2014 - January 2015
01/23/2015DHEC Health AlertSimulated IV Saline Solution Resulting in Adverse Events 
01/09/2015CDC Health UpdateCDC Health Update Regarding Treatment of Patients with Influenza with Antiviral Medications

 

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