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

This page lists the current health alerts of public health importance from DPH.

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.

If you are a public health professional interested in receiving health notifications from the South Carolina Health Alert Network via email, you may sign up by clicking on the link below and completing the registration form. If you are approved to join the Health Alert Network, then your contact information will be added to the ReadyOp system which is used to distribute health alerts.

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For additional questions please contact Shana Dorsey, HAN Coordinator at (803) 898-0431 or email SCHAN@dph.sc.gov.

Date	Message Type	Subject
6/26/2024	CDC Health Advisory	Increased Risk of Dengue Virus Infections in the United States
6/12/2024	CDC Health Advisory	Severe Illness Potentially Associated with Consuming Diamond ShruumzTM Brand Chocolate Bars, Cones, and Gummies
5/20/2024	CDC Health Advisory	Meningococcal Disease Cases Linked to Travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA): Ensure Pilgrims are Current on Meningococcal Vaccination
4/24/2024	CDC Health Advisory	Adverse Effects Linked to Counterfeit or Mishandled Botulinum Toxin Injections
4/8/2024	CDC Health Advisory	Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus: Identification of Human Infection and Recommendations for Investigations and Response
3/28/2024	CDC Health Advisory	Increase in Invasive Serogroup Y Meningococcal Disease in the United States
3/18/2024	CDC Health Advisory	Increase in Global and Domestic Measles Cases and Outbreaks: Ensure Children in the United States and Those Traveling Internationally 6 Months and Older are Current on MMR Vaccination
2/22/2024	DHEC Health Advisory	Increase in Ciprofloxacin and Penicillin Resistant Meningococcal Disease
12/14/2023	CDC Health Advisory	Urgent Need to Increase Immunization Coverage for Influenza, COVID-19, and RSV Immunizations and Use of Authorized/Approved Therapeutics in the Setting of Increased Respiratory Disease Activity During the 2023 – 2024 Winter
12/11/2023	CDC Health Advisory	Severe and Fatal Confirmed Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever among People with Recent Travel to Tecate, Mexico
12/7/2023	CDC Health Advisory	Mpox Caused by Human-to-Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus with Geographic Spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
11/22/2023	DHEC Health Info Service	FDA Recall of Saline
11/14/2023	CDC Health Advisory	High Blood Lead Levels in Children Consuming Recalled Cinnamon Applesauce Pouches
10/25/2023	DHEC Health Update	Reporting of Xylazine-Positive Laboratory Results
10/23/2023	CDC Health Advisory	Limited Availability of Nirsevimab in the United States—Interim CDC Recommendations to Protect Infants from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) during the 2023–2024 Respiratory Virus Season
10/5/2023	DHEC Health Update	2023-2024 South Carolina Influenza Surveillance
9/7/2023	DHEC Health Advisory	Penicillin G Benzathine (Bicillin L-A®) Shortage
9/6/2023	CDC Health Advisory	Increased Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Activity in Parts of the Southeastern United States: New Prevention Tools Available to Protect Patients
9/1/2023	CDC Health Advisory	Severe Vibrio vulnificus Infections in the United States Associated with Warming Coastal Waters
8/29/2023	CDC Health Update	Important Updates on Locally Acquired Malaria Cases Identified in Florida, Texas, and Maryland
6/30/2023	CDC Health Advisory	Wildfire Smoke Exposure Poses Threat to At-Risk Populations
6/27/2023	CDC Health Advisory	Locally Acquired Malaria Cases Identified in the United States
6/21/2023	CDC Health Advisory	Guidance on Measles during the Summer Travel Season
6/5/2023	DHEC Health Advisory	Recommendations to Address the Sustained Increase in Syphilis Infections in South Carolina
6/5/2023	DHEC Health Advisory	Recommendations to Address the Sustained Increase in Gonococcal and Chlamydia Infections in South Carolina
6/2/2023	CDC Health Update	Important Updates on Outbreak of Fungal Meningitis in U.S. Patients Who Underwent Surgical Procedures under Epidural Anesthesia in Matamoros, Mexico
5/17/2023	CDC Health Advisory	Outbreak of Suspected Fungal Meningitis in U.S. Patients who Underwent Surgical Procedures under Epidural Anesthesia in Matamoros, Mexico
5/15/2023	CDC Health Update	Potential Risk for New Mpox Cases
5/11/2023	DHEC Health Update	Updated COVID-19 Reporting Requirements
4/6/2023	CDC Health Advisory	Marburg Virus Disease Outbreaks in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania
3/3/2023	CDC Health Advisory	Measles Exposure at a Large Gathering in Kentucky, February 2023 and Global Measles Outbreaks
3/2/2023	CDC Health Advisory	Increased Chikungunya Virus Activity in Paraguay and Associated Risk to Travelers
2/24/2023	CDC Health Advisory	Increase in Extensively Drug-Resistant Shigellosis in the United States
2/2/2023	CDC Health Advisory	Outbreak of Extensively Drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Associated with Artificial Tears
12/22/2022	CDC Health Advisory	Increase in Pediatric Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections
12/21/2022	CDC Health Update	Important Updates on COVID-19 Therapeutics for Treatment and Prevention
12/15/2022	CDC Health Advisory	Interim Guidance for Clinicians to Prioritize Antiviral Treatment of Influenza in the Setting of Reduced Availability of Oseltamivir
11/18/2022	CDC Health Update	Update on Managing Monkeypox in Patients Receiving Therapeutics
11/15/2022	DHEC Health Advisory	Investigation of a Legionellosis Cluster in Darlington County
11/7/2022	CDC Health Update	Update on Ebola Virus Disease (Sudan ebolavirus) Outbreak in Central Uganda
11/4/2022	CDC Health Advisory	Increased Respiratory Virus Activity Especially Among Children Early in the 2022-2023 Fall and Winter
10/31/2022	CDC Health Advisory	Outbreaks of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections Highlight Importance of Maintaining and Monitoring Dental Waterlines
10/24/2022	DHEC Health Advisory	Increase in Overdose Deaths and Health Hazards Associated with Xylazine in South Carolina
10/7/2022	DHEC Health Advisory	Investigation of a Legionellosis Cluster in Richland County
10/6/2022	CDC Health Advisory	Outbreak of Ebola virus disease (Sudan ebolavirus) in Central Uganda
10/2/2022	CDC Health Advisory	Hurricanes Fiona and Ian—Clinical Guidance for Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning
9/30/2022	DHEC Health Update	2022-2023 South Carolina Influenza Surveillance
9/29/2022	CDC Health Advisory	Severe Manifestations of Monkeypox among People who are Immunocompromised Due to HIV or Other Conditions
9/15/2022	CDC Health Advisory	Severe Respiratory Illnesses Associated with Rhinoviruses and/or Enteroviruses Including EV-D68 – Multistate, 2022
9/14/2022	DHEC Health Advisory	Enhanced Response for West Nile Virus, 2022
8/31/2022	CDC Health Advisory	Variant Influenza Virus Infections: Recommendations for Identification, Treatment, and Prevention for Summer and Fall 2022
8/23/2022	DHEC Health Advisory	Potential for the Resurgence of Vaccine Preventable Diseases
8/1/2022	DHEC/CDC Health Update	Update for Clinicians on Monkeypox in People with HIV, Children and Adolescents, and People who are Pregnant or Breastfeeding
7/29/2022	DHEC Health Update	Updated Guidance for the Evaluation and Treatment of Monkeypox (MPX)
7/29/2022	CDC Health Update	Update for Clinicians on Testing and Treatment of Monkeypox
7/28/2022	CDC Health Advisory	Melioidosis Locally Endemic in Areas of the Mississippi Gulf Coast after Burkholderia pseudomallei Isolated in Soil and Water and Linked to Two Cases – Mississippi, 2020 and 2022
7/13/2022	CDC Health Advisory	Recent Reports of Human Parechovirus (PeV) in the United States—2022
7/6/2022	DHEC Health Advisory	Updated Guidance for Monkeypox Virus (MPXV) Evaluation
6/16/2022	DHEC Health Info Service	2020 Hospital Infections Disclosure Act (HIDA) Annual Report
6/15/2022	CDC Health Update	Updated Case-finding Guidance: Monkeypox Outbreak—United States, 2022
5/24/2022	CDC Health Advisory	COVID-19 Rebound After Paxlovid Treatment
5/20/2022	CDC Health Advisory	Monkeypox Virus Infection in the United States and Other Non-endemic Countries—2022
5/11/2022	CDC Health Update	Updated Recommendations for Adenovirus Testing and Reporting of Children with Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology
5/4/2022	DHEC Health Advisory	Investigation of a Legionellosis Cluster in Beaufort County
4/30/2022	CDC Health Advisory	Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus: Recommendations for Human Health Investigations and Response
4/26/2022	CDC Health Advisory	Updated Information on Availability and Use of Treatments for Outpatients with Mild to Moderate COVID-19 Who are at Increased Risk for Severe Outcomes of COVID-19
4/21/2022	CDC Health Advisory	Recommendations for Adenovirus Testing and Reporting of Children with Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology
3/31/2022	DHEC Health Update	COVID-19 Reporting Requirements
3/18/2022	DHEC Health Advisory	Potential for the Resurgence of Vaccine Preventable Diseases
1/20/2022	DHEC Health Advisory	Avian Influenza in a Wild Bird in South Carolina
1/13/2022	DHEC Health Info Service	Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccination Reminder
12/31/2021	CDC Health Advisory	Using Therapeutics to Prevent and Treat COVID-19
12/25/2021	CDC Health Advisory	Rapid Increase of Omicron Variant Infections in the United States: Management of Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure
12/2/2021	CDC Health Advisory	New SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern Identified: Omicron (B.1.1.529) Variant
11/24/2021	CDC Health Advisory	Increasing Seasonal Influenza A (H3N2) Activity, Especially Among Young Adults and in College and University Settings, During SARS-CoV-2 Circulation
11/5/2021	CDC Health Update	Update: Expansion of Recall of LeadCare Blood Lead Tests Due to Risk of Falsely Low Results
11/4/2021	DHEC Health Update	Update to CDC’s Blood Lead Reference Value for Children
11/3/2021	CDC Health Update	Source Identified and Case Definition Established: Multistate Investigation of Non-travel Associated Burkholderia pseudomallei Infections (Melioidosis) in Four Patients: Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, and Texas – 2021
10/25/2021	CDC Health Update	Source Implicated in Fatal Case in Georgia: Multistate Outbreak of Non-travel Associated Burkholderia pseudomallei Infections (Melioidosis) in Four Patients: Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, and Texas–2021
10/15/2021	CDC Health Update	Expansion of Recall of LeadCare Blood Lead Tests Due to Risk of Falsely Low Results
10/12/2021	CDC Health Advisory	Guidance for Clinicians Caring for Individuals Recently Evacuated from Afghanistan
9/29/2021	CDC Health Advisory	COVID-19 Vaccination for Pregnant People to Prevent Serious Illness, Deaths, and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes from COVID-19
8/31/2021	DHEC Health Update	Prevention and Management of Pediatric COVID-19 cases, and Reporting of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19
8/30/2021	CDC Health Advisory	Rapid Increase in Ivermectin Prescriptions and Reports of Severe Illness Associated with Use of Products Containing Ivermectin to Prevent or Treat COVID-19
8/19/2021	DHEC Health Advisory	Increase in Legionellosis Cases in Upstate Region
7/28/2021	CDC/DHEC Health Advisory	Vaccination to Prevent COVID-19 Outbreaks with Current and Emergent Variants — United States, 2021
7/17/2021	CDC Health Advisory	Potential Exposure to Person with Confirmed Human Monkeypox Infection — United States, 2021
7/6/2021	CDC Health Advisory	Recall of LeadCare® Blood Lead Tests Due to Risk of Falsely Low Results
7/1/2021	CDC Health Advisory	Multistate Investigation of Non-travel Associated Burkholderia pseudomallei Infections (Melioidosis) in Three Patients: Kansas, Texas, and Minnesota—2021
6/14/2021	DHEC Health Update	COVID-19 Whole Genome Sequencing and Other Reporting Requirements
6/10/2021	CDC Health Advisory	Increased Interseasonal Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Activity in Parts of the Southern United States
5/24/2021	DHEC Health Update	Reporting of At-Home COVID-19 Testing Results
5/6/2021	DHEC Health Advisory	COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Cases
4/13/2021	CDC Health Alert	Cases of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia after Receipt of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
4/8/2021	DHEC Health Update	Continued Vigilance for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with COVID-19
4/5/2021	CDC Health Advisory	Acute Non-Viral Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology Potentially Associated with an Alkaline Water Product
2/24/2021	DHEC Health Advisory	Extensively Drug-Resistant Salmonella Typhi Infections Among U.S. Residents Without International Travel
2/22/2021	DHEC Health Advisory	COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Cases
12/21/2020	DHEC Health Advisory	Increase in Fatal Drug Overdoses Across the United States Driven by Synthetic Opioids Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
12/2/2020	DHEC Health Update	Options to Shorten Quarantine for COVID-19
11/30/2020	DHEC Health Update	Reporting of all COVID-19 Laboratory Results
11/16/2020	DHEC Health Update	2020-2021 South Carolina Influenza Surveillance
10/29/2020	DHEC Health Update	Health Care Providers and Organizations Can Apply to Receive and Administer Vaccines
9/29/2020	DHEC Health Update	School & Childcare Exclusion for COVID-19 Guidelines for Healthcare Providers
9/25/2020	DHEC Health Update	Updated Interim Guidance on Testing for SARS-CoV-2
9/23/2020	DHEC Health Update	Resources to Prevent Opioid Overdoses in South Carolina
9/22/2020	DHEC Health Update	Provider Survey for COVID-19 Vaccine Administration
9/18/2020	DHEC Health Update	Overview of Isolation and Quarantine for COVID-19
8/29/2020	DHEC Health Update	Reporting of COVID-19 Positive and Negative Laboratory Results
8/10/2020	DHEC Health Advisory	Maintain Awareness of Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)
7/22/2020	CDC Health Update	Updated Interim Guidance on Ending Isolation for COVID-19 Infection and Healthcare Worker Return to Work
7/14/2020	DHEC Info Service	New Guidelines for Hepatitis A Vaccination
7/6/2020	CDC Health Advisory	Serious Adverse Health Events Associated with Methanol-based Hand Sanitizers
6/26/2020	DHEC Health Update	Resources to Provide to COVID-19 Cases and Close Contacts
6/19/2020	DHEC Health Update	Interim Guidance on testing of close contacts to a confirmed case of COVID-19
6/19/2020	CDC Health Advisory	Detection of Ciprofloxacin-resistant, β-lactamase-producing Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup Y Isolates, United States, 2019–2020
6/1/2020	DHEC Health Update	COVID-19 Antibody Testing Guidance
5/20/2020	DHEC Health Update	COVID-19 testing considerations for community healthcare providers
5/15/20	CDC Health Advisory	Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
5/11/2020	DHEC Health Update	Updated guidance to end COVID-19 transmission-based precautions and healthcare worker return to work
5/6/2020	DHEC Health Advisory	Continuing Hepatitis A Vaccination amid COVID-19 Response
4/25/2020	DHEC Health Update	COVID-19 Antibody Testing for Immunity & Return-to-Work Decisions
4/22/2020	DHEC Health Update	Updated reporting criteria for 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
4/21/2020	DHEC Health Update	COVID-19 Infection Control Guidance Update & N95 Optimization Strategies
4/6/2020	DHEC Health Update	Updated Guidance for COVID-19 case follow-up, guidelines for isolation and quarantine and cloth mask use
3/29/2020	DHEC Health Update	Testing Prioritization for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Laboratory Testing and Case Reporting
3/28/2020	CDC Health Update	Severe Illness Associated with Using Non-Pharmaceutical Chloroquine Phosphate to Prevent and Treat Coronavirus Disease 2019
3/21/2020	DHEC Health Update	DHEC 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
3/16/2020	DHEC / CDC Health Update	Updated 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)
3/13/2020	DHEC Health Update	Updated Guidance for COVID-19 Testing and Reporting in South Carolina
3/12/2020	DHEC Health Update	Updated and Interim Guidance for SC Healthcare Providers for Testing for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
3/5/2020	DHEC Health Update	Updated and Interim Guidance for SC Healthcare Providers on Evaluating Patients and Testing for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
2/28/2020	CDC / DHEC Update Service	Update and Interim Guidance on Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
2/6/2020	DHEC Health Info Service	Updated Zika Testing Guidelines
2/2/2020	CDC Health Update	Update and Interim Guidance on Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
1/29/2020	DHEC Health Update	Mumps Outbreak associated with the College of Charleston
1/21/2020	CDC Health Update	Update and Interim Guidance on Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan, China
1/13/2020	CDC Health Update	2020 South Carolina List of Reportable Conditions
1/10/2020	CDC Health Advisory	Elevated Influenza Activity: Influenza B/Victoria and A(H1N1)pdm09 Viruses are the Predominant Viruses
1/9/2020	CDC Health Advisory	Outbreak of Pneumonia of Unknown Etiology (PUE) in Wuhan, China