CAHAN San Diego Alerts
California Health Alert Network (CAHAN) San Diego Communications (Alerts, Advisories, Updates, and Information)—2018-2019
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.
2019 CAHAN Communications
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
2018 CAHAN Communications
Health Alert—October 19
Acute Flaccid Myelitis – Request for Continued Vigilance
Health Alert—September 28
Invasive Meningococcal Disease Outbreak at San Diego State University
Health Advisory - September 14
Fentanyl Overdoses Related to Illicit Drug Use
Health Information - August 31
Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) Vaccination Reminder for Healthcare Providers
Health Information - August 10
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
Health Information - August 6
Vector-borne Illnesses of Public Health Significance
Health Advisory - June 26
Shigellosis: Updated National Recommendations and Local Case Information
Health Information - May 25
Ebola Virus Disease in Democratic Republic of Congo
Health Update - April 10
Update: Wound Botulism Cases Associated with Black Tar Heroin
Health Advisory - February 16
Pertussis Increasing in San Diego
Health Update - February 15
Update#8: Hepatitis A Virus Outbreak in San Diego County
Health Advisory - January 22
Zika Virus Advisory #11: Current Case Counts and Updated California Testing Guidelines
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