CAHAN San Diego Alerts

California Health Alert Network (CAHAN) San Diego Communications (Alerts, Advisories, Updates, and Information)—2019-2021

The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) Public Health Services (PHS) Division sends priority health communications to health care and public safety professionals in San Diego County through the California Health Alert Network (CAHAN) San Diego. Topics include communicable diseases outbreaks, emerging health issues, requests for heightened surveillance related to communicable diseases, recommendations on communicable disease identification, prevention, infection control, specimen submission and laboratory testing, and emergency preparedness information.

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CAHAN San Diego Communication Types

Alert: Conveys the highest level of importance: warrants immediate action or attention.

Advisory: Provides important information for a specific incident or situation; may not require immediate attention.

Update: Provides updated information regarding an incident or situation; unlikely to require immediate action.

Information: Provides general information that is not necessarily considered to be of an emergent nature.

2021 CAHAN Communications

Health Advisory—March 16

Health Advisory Update #28: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccine Update

Health Advisory—March 15

Ebola Virus Disease Outbreaks Democratic Republic of Congo & Guinea

Health Update—March 2

Update #27: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Variants

Health Update—March 1

Update #26: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccine and Monoclonal Antibody Update

Health Update—February 23

Update: Ongoing Risk of Highly Drug-Resistant Infections in Patients Following Hospitalization or Invasive Procedures in Mexico

Health Advisory—February 18

Extensively Drug-Resistant Salmonella Typhi Infections Among U.S. Residents Without International Travel

Health Update—February 2

Update #25: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccine Updates

Health Update—January 27

Update #24: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Quarantine Update

Health Update—January 21

Update #23: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccine Updates

Health Advisory—January 12

Expanded Syphilis Screening Recommendations for Prevention of Congenital Syphilis

Health Update—January 8

Update #22: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccine Update

Health Update—January 6

Update #21: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) California Crisis Care Continuum Guidelines for General Acute Care Hospitals and State Public Health Officer Order

2020 CAHAN Communications

Health Update—December 28

Update #20: SARS-CoV-2 Virus Variant Identified in the United Kingdom

Health Advisory—December 16

Leptospirosis outbreak in dogs

Health Update—October 16

Update #19: Updated Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Test Result Reporting Guidance

Health Update—October 7

Update #18: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Guidance and Resources to Support Management of Children with COVID-19 Symptoms Who Attend Daycare or In-Person School

Childcare COVID Decision Tree

K-12 Decision Tree

Health Advisory—August 21

Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Related to Illicit Drug Use

Health Information—August 20

Vector-Borne Illnesses of Public Health Significance

Health Update—August 17

Update #17: UPDATED Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Testing Guidance and Additional Updates

Table: Priority Level for Testing Criteria: Federal, State, and County Recommendations

Health Update—June 12

Update #16: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Health Update—June 11

Update #2: E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury (EVALI)

Health Update—May 4

Update #15: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Health Update—April 30

Update #14: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Health Update—April 23

Update #13: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Table: Priority Level for Testing Criteria: Federal, State, and County Recommendations

Health Update—April 17

Update#12: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Health Update—April 9

Update #11: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Health Update—April 6

Update #10: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Health Update—April 3

Update #9: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Health Update—April 1

Update #8: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Health Update—March 26

Update #7: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Health Update—March 19

Update #6: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Health Update—March 14

Update #5: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Health Update—March 10

Update #4: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Health Update—March 5

Update #3: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Health Update—February 28

Update #2: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Health Update—February 26

Update #3: Mumps in San Diego County

Health Update—February 1

2019 Novel Coronavirus Update

Health Advisory—January 24

2019 Novel Coronavirus

Health Advisory—January 10

Elevated Influenza Activity

2019 CAHAN Communications

Health Advisory—December 24

National Increase in Disseminated Gonococcal Infection Cases

Health Advisory—December 4

Severe Myonecrosis and Wound Botulism Associated with Black Tar Heroin

Health Update—November 26

Update #2: Mumps in San Diego

Health Advisory—November 19

Ongoing Risk of Highly Drug-Resistant Infections in Patients Following Hospitalization or Invasive Procedures in Tijuana, Mexico

Health Update—October 3

Vaping Associated Pulmonary Injury

Health Information—September 25

Disease Reporting Requirement (Title 17) Updates

Health Alert—August 28

Vaping-Associated Pulmonary Injury

Health Information—August 27

Vector-Borne Illnesses of Public Health Significance

Health Alert—August 21

Second Measles Case in San Diego County

Health Alert—August 7

Measles Case in San Diego County

Health Advisory—August 1

Nationwide Shortage of Tuberculin Skin Test Antigens: San Diego Recommendations for Patient Care and Public Health Practice

Health Information—August 1

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and the Hajj

Health Update—July 19

Mumps and Acute Parotitis in San Diego

Health Alert—June 29

Shiga toxin-producing Enteric Illnesses Associated with Attendance at County Fair

Health Information—June 26

Animal Rabies in San Diego County

Health Advisory—June 13

Candida auris Detected in California Healthcare Facilities

Health Advisory—June 7

Update #2: Measles Outbreaks in the United States and Overseas

Health Advisory—May 24

Increased Influenza-Like Illness in Local Migrant Shelter

Health Update—April 25

Measles Outbreaks in the United States and Overseas

Health Advisory—March 28

Influenza Season Continues with an Increase in Influenza A(H3N2) Activity

Health Information—March 25

HIV Testing Recommended in All Healthcare Settings

Health Update—March 18

Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections after Hospitalization in Tijuana

Health Advisory—March 15

Mumps and Acute Parotitis Cases Increase in San Diego

Health Advisory—February 14

Kawasaki Disease Increased in San Diego

Health Advisory—February 12

Strangulation: Intimate Partner Violence in San Diego County

Health Advisory—January 31

Measles Outbreaks in Washington, New York, and Overseas

Health Advisory—January 25

Infections Associated with Unapproved Stem Cell Injections

Health Alert—January 16

Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections after Surgery in Tijuana

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