South Carolina Health Alert Network (HAN)

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

  • 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.

South Carolina Health Alert Network Registration Form

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

Date Message Type Subject
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
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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