Hurricane Helene: Public Health Department Closures

Latest updates: Hurricane Helene

Our public health departments' hours of operation may be affected by power and staffing outages. This means that some closures may not appear on the state government office delays and closings map. The health and safety of our employees and our clients remains our highest priority. We are working to get services restored as safely and quickly as possible.

Learn more about DPH's role with hurricanes, floods, and weather emergencies.

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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