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California Health Alert Network (CAHAN) San Diego Alerts

See below for current (2024 and 2025) alerts sent to the San Diego medical and public health community. For alerts prior, see the Archive.

2025 CAHAN San Diego Alerts

Health Advisory — November 18

Health Advisory: Update #1 Silicosis Becomes a Reportable Disease in California

Health Alert — November 12

Health Alert: Outbreak of Infant Botulism Linked to ByHeart Infant Formula

Health Advisory — November 7

Health Advisory: Hepatitis A Cluster and Increased Mpox Cases in San Diego County

Health Advisory — October 21

Health Advisory: Update #4: Community Spread of Clade I Mpox in Southern California

Health Advisory — October 6

Health Advisory: Updates to Fall 2025 Respiratory Virus Vaccine Recommendations in California

Health Advisory — September 22

Health Advisory: Update #1: Cross-border Pollution in the Tijuana River Valley and Potential Health Effects

Health Advisory — September 19

Health Advisory: Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Health Advisory — September 8

Health Advisory: New World Screwworm Outbreak in Mexico and Central America

Health Advisory — August 5

Health Advisory: Keeping Patients Safe During Extreme Heat Events

Health Advisory — July 16

Health Advisory Update #4: Update on Bicillin® L-A Availability and New Recall

Health Advisory — July 7

Health Advisory: Increased West Nile Virus detection in mosquitos, San Diego County

Health Advisory — July 3
         
Health Advisory: Increased Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD), San Diego County

Health Advisory — March 24

Health Advisory: Xylazine in the San Diego County Drug Supply

Health Advisory — March 11

Health Advisory: Expanding Measles Outbreak in the United States and Guidance for the Upcoming Travel Season

Health Advisory — February 26

Health Advisory: Adverse Events Following Receipt of Injectable Ceftriaxone

Health Advisory — February 14

Health Advisory: Subtyping of Influenza A in Hospitalized Patients

Health Advisory: Increased adolescent deaths in San Diego County due to seasonal influenza

Health Advisory — February 7

Health Advisory: Marburg virus disease outbreak in Tanzania and Ebola disease outbreak in Uganda

2024 CAHAN San Diego Alerts

Health Advisory—November 22

Health Advisory Update #3: First Case of Clade I Mpox Diagnosed in California and the United States in Returning Traveler 

Health Advisory—November 15

Health Advisory: Increase in Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Activity in the United States

Health Advisory—November 14

Health Advisory: Pertussis Increasing in San Diego County

Health Advisory—October 25

Health Advisory: Second Locally Acquired Dengue Case in San Diego County

Health Advisory—October 18

Health Advisory: Updated California Syphilis Screening Recommendations

Health Advisory—October 10

Health Advisory: First Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak in the Republic of Rwanda

Health Advisory—October 6

Health Advisory: First Locally Acquired Case of Dengue in San Diego County

Health Advisory—October 4

Health Advisory: Confirmed Human Cases of H5 Avian Influenza in California

Health Advisory—September 13

Health Advisory: Cross-border pollution in the Tijuana River Valley and potential health effects 

Health Advisory—September 9

Health Advisory: Detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) in California dairy cattle

Health Advisory—August 30

Health Advisory: Increased Oropouche Virus Activity and Associated Risk to Travelers

Health Advisory— August 26

Health Advisory: Increase in Extensively Drug-Resistant Shigella Specimens

Health Advisory—August 26

Health Advisory: Increase in Human Parvovirus B19 Activity in the United States

Health Advisory—August 15

Health Advisory Update #2: Clade I Mpox Human-to-Human Transmission and Geographical Spread in Africa 

Health Advisory—July 24

Health Advisory: Disruptions in Availability of Becton Dickinson (BD) BACTEC™ Blood Culture Bottles

Health Advisory—June 28

Health Advisory: Increased Risk of Dengue Infections in the U.S.

Health Advisory—June 18

Health Advisory: Influenza A Testing Guidance: Enhanced Surveillance During the Summer Months

Health Advisory—June 13

Health Advisory: Severe Illness Potentially Associated with Diamond Shruumz-Brand Products

Health Advisory—May 20

Health Advisory: Discontinuation of Ciprofloxacin for Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD) Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP), San Diego County

Health Advisory—April 24

Health Advisory: Botulism-like Illness After Cosmetic Injections

Health Advisory—April 12

Health Advisory: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus: Identification of Human Infection and Recommendations for Investigations and Response

Health Advisory—April 10

Health Advisory: Disease Reporting Requirement: Chagas Disease Now Locally Reportable in San Diego County

Health Advisory—April 1

Health Advisory: Second Measles Case in San Diego County for 2024

Health Advisory—March 26

Health Advisory Update #3: Extension of Bicillin L-A Shortage

Health Advisory—March 22

Health Advisory Update #2: Candida auris in San Diego County

Health Advisory—March 20

Health Advisory: Measles Prevention in International Travelers

Health Advisory—February 27

Health Advisory: Increase in Tuberculosis in San Diego County

Health Advisory—February 2

Health Advisory: First Measles Case in San Diego County, since 2019

Health Advisory—January 12

Health Advisory Update #2: Outbreak of Norovirus Disease linked to Consumption of Raw Oysters

Health Advisory—January 10

Health Advisory: Suspected Foodborne Illness linked to Seafood

Health Advisory—January 8

Health Advisory: Urgent Need to Increase Immunization Coverage for COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV Immunizations and Use of Authorized/Approved Therapeutics in the Setting of Increased Respiratory Disease Activity During the 2023 – 2024 Winter Season


Call the Epidemiology Unit at (619) 692-8499, or send an e-mail, for more information.