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2023

12/11/2023 R&R 04 12/11 Epidemiology of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Alaska
12/07/2023 Bulletin 20 12/7 2022 Annual (January-December) Infectious Disease Report
10/19/2023 Bulletin 19 10/19 COVID-19 Vaccine for the 2023–24 Fall/Winter Virus Season
10/12/2023 Bulletin 18 Syphilis Update — Alaska, 2022
10/11/2023 Bulletin 17 RSVPreF Vaccine Recommended in Pregnancy
09/16/2023 Bulletin 16 RSV Vaccines for Adults Aged ≥60 Years
09/13/2023 Bulletin 15 Updated Public Health Reporting Requirements 2023
09/11/2023 Bulletin 14 Update on Nirsevimab for RSV Prevention During the 2023–24 RSV Season
09/01/2023 Bulletin 13 Alaska Influenza Surveillance Summary, 2022–23 Season
08/30/2023 Bulletin 12 Influenza Vaccine Recommendations and Administration for the 2023–24 Season
08/30/2023 Bulletin 11 Influenza Vaccines Available During the 2023–24 Season
06/28/2023 Bulletin 10 6/28 H5N1 Avian Influenza — Alaska, 2022–2023
06/20/2023 Bulletin 09 Congenital Syphilis on the Rise — Alaska, 2018–2022 (updated 8/2/23)
06/14/2023 R&R 03 Ticks as a Potential Public Health Concern in Alaska, 2010–2022
05/31/2023 Bulletin 08 Drowning Deaths in Alaska, 2016–2021
05/09/2023 R&R 02 Traumatic Brain Injury in Alaska
04/26/2023 Bulletin 07 Update on Bat Rabies in Alaska
04/24/2023 Bulletin 06 Implications of the Ending of the Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
04/18/2023 Bulletin 05 Persistently Low Childhood Vaccination Coverage Rates — Alaska, 2018–2022
04/13/2023 Bulletin 04 Case Series of Carbapenem-Resistant Organism Infections — Alaska, 2022–2023
03/29/2023 Bulletin 03 Mpox Outbreak and Public Health Response — Alaska, 2022
03/21/2023 Bulletin 02 Mycoplasma genitalium in Alaska
03/20/2023 R&R 01 AKVDRS Homicide Victims Update — Alaska, 2011–2020
01/19/2023 Bulletin 01 Large Increase in Tuberculosis Activity — Alaska, 2022

2022

12/23/2022 Bulletin 18 Pneumococcal Vaccination Update
11/30/2022 Bulletin 17 2021 Annual (January–December) Infectious Disease Report
11/30/2022 Bulletin 16 Syphilis Update - Alaska, 2021
11/21/2022 Bulletin 15 Early Onset Colorectal Cancer, by Sex and Race — Alaska, 1996–2019
10/27/2022 Bulletin 14 Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Among Children Aged <5 years — Alaska, 1991−2020
10/14/2022 Bulletin 13 Updated Palivizumab Prophylaxis Guidance for the 2022–23 RSV Season
09/28/2022 Bulletin 12 Alaska Influenza Surveillance Summary, 2021–22 Season
09/01/2022 Bulletin 11 9/7 Palivizumab Prophylaxis in Alaska for the 2022–23 RSV Season
09/01/2022 Bulletin 10 Influenza Vaccine Recommendations and Administration for the 2022–23 Season
09/01/2022 Bulletin 09 Influenza Vaccines Available During the 2022–23 Season
06/21/2022 Bulletin 08 Updated Adult Pneumococcal Vaccination Recommendations
05/09/2022 Bulletin 07 Critical Congenital Heart Disease, Prevalence, and Detection — Alaska, 2007–2018
04/26/2022 Bulletin 06 Blood Lead Testing Among Children Aged <72 Months — Alaska, 2017-2021
04/21/2022 Bulletin 05 Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Update ― Alaska, 1993–2021
02/16/2022 Bulletin 04 Increase in Detected Non-toxigenic Diphtheriae Cases in Alaska
02/09/2022 Bulletin 03 Additional Palivizumab Prophylaxis Doses for the 2021–22 RSV Season
02/02/2022 Bulletin 02 Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose Against COVID-19 During the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Wave — Alaska, December 2021–January 2022
01/01/2022 Bulletin 01 Gonorrhea Outbreak Update and Updated STI Treatment Recommendations

2021

12/01/2021 Bulletin 22 COVID-19 Deaths — Alaska, January 2020 through September 2021
11/30/2021 Bulletin 21 Update on Prevention of Rickets in Alaska Children
11/24/2021 Bulletin 20 Updated Palivizumab Prophylaxis Guidance for the 2021–22 RSV Season
10/26/2021 Bulletin 19 Influenza Immunizations — Alaska, August 1 through July 31, 2018–2021
10/08/2021 Bulletin 18 Animal Rabies in Alaska — June 1, 2020 through May 31, 2021
10/07/2021 Bulletin 17 Multipathogen Gastrointestinal Illness Outbreak in Hospital Staff — Alaska, 2021
09/21/2021 Bulletin 16 Alaska Influenza Surveillance Summary, 2020–21 Season
09/10/2021 Bulletin 15 Influenza Vaccines Available During the 2021–22 Season
09/10/2021 Bulletin 14 Influenza Vaccine Recommendations and Administration for the 2021–22 Season
09/09/2021 Bulletin 13 Additional Cases of Orthopoxvirus Infection in Fairbanks-area Residents, 2021
09/01/2021 Bulletin 12 Palivizumab Prophylaxis Guidance during Interseasonal RSV Activity, September 2021
07/15/2021 Bulletin 11 Summary of COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Cases — Alaska, February 1 through June 30, 2021
06/22/2021 Bulletin 10 2020 Annual (January–December) Infectious Disease Report
06/22/2021 Bulletin 09 2019 Annual (January–December) Infectious Disease Report
06/21/2021 Bulletin 08 Syphilis Outbreak Update — Alaska, 2020
04/28/2021 Bulletin 07 Summary of COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Cases — Alaska, February 1 through March 31, 2021
04/21/2021 Bulletin 06 COVID-19 Cases Among Nursing Home Residents and Employees During an Outbreak — Alaska, 2021
03/26/2021 Bulletin 05 Eight Cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) — Alaska, 2020
03/16/2021 Bulletin 04 Preterm Birth Trends — Alaska, 2000–2019
03/10/2021 Bulletin 03 Updated Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Recommendations for the Prevention of HIV Infection
01/29/2021 Bulletin 02 Summary of COVID-19 Deaths — Alaska, January 1 through December 31, 2020
01/29/2021 Bulletin 01 Summary of COVID-19 Hospitalizations — Alaska, January 1 through December 31, 2020
01/12/2021 R&R 01 Evaluation of Public Health Emergency Orders and Reported COVID-19 Rates in the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, June – August, 2020

2020

12/22/2020 Bulletin 15 Indicators of Self-Harm and Unintentional Drug Overdose during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Alaska
11/10/2020 Bulletin 14 HIV Update ― Alaska, 2019
10/29/2020 Bulletin 13 Summary of COVID-19 Deaths — Alaska, January 1 through October 15, 2020
10/29/2020 Bulletin 12 Summary of COVID-19 Hospitalizations – Alaska, January 1 through October 15, 2020
09/30/2020 Bulletin 11 Second Case of Novel Orthopoxvirus Infection in a Fairbanks-area Resident
09/30/2020 Bulletin 10 Gonorrhea Outbreak Update — Alaska, 2019 and Recommendations for Care
09/30/2020 Bulletin 09 Chlamydia Infection Update — Alaska, 2019
09/28/2020 Bulletin 08 Influenza Vaccines Available During the 2020–21 Season
09/28/2020 Bulletin 07 Influenza Vaccine Recommendations and Administration for the 2020–21 Season
09/28/2021 Bulletin 06 Palivizumab Prophylaxis in Alaska, 2020–21 RSV Season
09/25/2020 Bulletin 05 Adolescent Suicide Death, AKVDRS Update ― Alaska, 2016–2019
09/25/2020 Bulletin 04 AKVDRS Summary of Violent Deaths Update ― Alaska, 2016–2019
09/23/2020 Bulletin 03 Alaska Influenza Surveillance Summary, 2019–20 Season
07/30/2020 Bulletin 02 Syphilis Update – Alaska, 2019 and Recommendations for Care
01/14/2020 Bulletin 01 Out-of-Hospital Births in Alaska, 2013–2018

2019

12/30/2019 Bulletin 25 Botulism from Home-Canned Salmon — Anchorage, August 20191
11/26/2019 Bulletin 24 Update on Invasive Group B Streptococcus Infections — Alaska, 2000–2018
11/18/2019 Bulletin 23 First Reported Case of New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase (NDM) Producing CRE in Alaska1
11/14/2019 Bulletin 22 Update on Vibrio parahaemolyticus Infections — Alaska, 2005–2018
10/15/2019 Bulletin 21 Seven Patients Diagnosed with Scombroid Poisoning — Alaska, Summer 2019
09/19/2019 Bulletin 20 Palivizumab Prophylaxis in Alaska, 2019–20 RSV Season
09/17/2019 Bulletin 19 Alaska Hair Mercury Biomonitoring Program Update, July 2002–December 2017
09/12/2019 Bulletin 18 Influenza Vaccines Available During the 2019–20 Season
09/12/2019 Bulletin 17 Alaska Influenza Surveillance Summary, 2018–19 Season
09/03/2019 Bulletin 16 Blood Lead Testing Among Children Aged Less Than 72 Months — Alaska, 2013–2018
08/21/2019 Bulletin 15 Hepatitis C Overview and Treatment Update
08/06/2019 Bulletin 14 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Mothers of 3-Year-Old Children — Alaska, 2015–2017
06/06/2019 Bulletin 13 2018 Annual (January–December) Infectious Disease Report
06/04/2019 Bulletin 12 Gonorrhea Update ― Alaska, 2018
05/29/2019 Bulletin 11 Syphilis Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Clinicians and Men Who Have Sex with Men
05/14/2019 Bulletin 10 Syphilis Update — Alaska, 2018
04/25/2019 Bulletin 09 Angiostrongyliasis (Rat Lungworm Disease) in an Alaskan who Traveled to Hawaii
04/17/2019 Bulletin 08 Chlamydia Infection Update ― Alaska, 2018
04/11/2019 Bulletin 07 Emergency Preparedness among Women with Infants — Alaska, 2012–2013
03/28/2019 Bulletin 06 HIV Update ― Alaska, 2018
03/21/2019 Bulletin 05 HIV Update - 2018
03/06/2019 Bulletin 04 2018 Southcentral Alaska Earthquake Survey Findings
02/07/2019 Bulletin 03 Early Dental Visits Increase — Alaska CUBS, 2009–2017
01/16/2019 Bulletin 02 Hepatitis B Screening and Vaccination Recommendations for Health Care Personnel
01/02/2019 Bulletin 01 AKVDRS Suicide Death Update ― Alaska, 2012–2017
01/02/2019 R&R 02 Alaska Suicide Toxicology Project Summary, 2015–2017
08/13/2019 R&R 01 Hospitalizations and Deaths Resulting from Bear Attacks — Alaska, 2000–2017

2018

12/18/2018 Bulletin 20 Emergency Department Visits Following the November 30, 2018 Earthquake
12/13/2018 Bulletin 19 Mumps Outbreak Overview — Alaska, 2017–2018
11/92/2018 Bulletin 18 Updated Public Health Reporting Requirements
10/04/2018 Bulletin 17 Pregnancy-Related Mortality in Alaska, 2012–2016
09/27/2018 Bulletin 16 Foodborne Illness and Complaint Reports Summary — Alaska, 2015–2017
09/20/2018 Bulletin 15 Palivizumab Prophylaxis in Alaska, 2018–19 RSV Season
09/04/2018 Bulletin 14 Influenza Vaccines Available During the 2018–19 Season
09/04/2018 Bulletin 13 Alaska Influenza Surveillance Summary, 2017–18 Season
08/23/2018 Bulletin 12 Serogroup B Meningococcal Vaccine Update
08/21/2018 Bulletin 11 Two Alaska Cases Associated with a Multistate Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Kratom
07/25/2018 Bulletin 10 Chlamydia Infection Update ― Alaska, 2017
07/18/2018 Bulletin 09 Update on Haemophilus influenzae Type a Invasive Disease — Alaska, 2014–2018
07/05/2018 Bulletin 08 2017 Annual (January–December) Infectious Disease Report
07/02/2018 Bulletin 07 Update on Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Alaska, 2018
05/29/2018 Bulletin 06 New Approaches to Gonorrhea Control in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Region
05/24/2018 Bulletin 05 Gonorrhea Update ― Alaska, 2017
05/10/2018 Bulletin 04 Syphilis Update
05/02/2018 Bulletin 03 Recommendations for Use of Herpes Zoster Vaccines
04/16/2018 Bulletin 02 HIV Update ― Alaska, 2017
02/14/2018 Bulletin 01 Update on Pertussis (Whooping Cough) in Alaska
09/12/2018 R&R 04 Vitamin D Supplementation and Screening for the Prevention of Rickets and Osteomalacia in Alaska
08/08/2018 R&R 03 Health Impacts of Opioid Misuse in Alaska
05/07/2018 R&R 02 Health Impacts of Alcohol Misuse in Alaska
01/08/2018 R&R 01 Assessment of the Potential Health Impacts of Climate Change in Alaska

2017

11/05/2017 Bulletin 28 Mumps Outbreak Update and Recommendations for a Third Dose of Vaccine
10/12/2017 Bulletin 27 Addressing Tuberculosis in Persons Experiencing Homelessness in Anchorage
10/10/2017 Bulletin 26 Alaska Influenza Surveillance Summary, 2016–17 Season
10/04/2017 Bulletin 25 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Three Alaska Communities
09/07/2017 Bulletin 24 Influenza Vaccine Recommendations and Administration for the 2017–18 Season
09/07/2017 Bulletin 23 Influenza Vaccines Available During the 2017–18 Season
09/06/2017 Bulletin 22 Palivizumab Prophylaxis — Alaska, 2017–18 RSV Season
08/21/2017 Bulletin 21 False-Positive 4th Generation HIV Screening Tests
08/08/2017 Bulletin 20 Patterns in Life Expectancy — Alaska, 1990–2015
08/02/2017 Bulletin 19 Firearm Injuries in Alaska, 2009–2015
07/19/2017 Bulletin 18 Syphilis Update ― Alaska, 2016
07/19/2017 Bulletin 17 Chlamydia Infection Update ― Alaska, 2016
07/19/2017 Bulletin 16 Gonococcal Infection Update ― Alaska, 2016
07/13/2017 Bulletin 15 Syringe Service Programs in Alaska
07/10/2017 Bulletin 14 Outbreaks of Trichinellosis Linked to Consumption of Walrus Meat
06/15/2017 Bulletin 13 2016 Annual (January–December) Infectious Disease Report
06/01/2017 Bulletin 12 The Epidemiology Hepatitis A - Alaska, 1973-2016
04/20/2017 Bulletin 11 Update on Drug Overdose Deaths — Alaska, 2016
04/18/2017 Bulletin 10 Pollen and Outdoor Mold Season Update
04/11/2017 Bulletin 09 Tuberculosis in Alaska, 2012–2016
04/05/2017 Bulletin 08 HIV Update ― Alaska, 2016
03/21/2017 Bulletin 07 AKVDRS Summary of Violent Deaths Update ― Alaska, 2012–2015
03/15/2017 Bulletin 06 Updated Policies on Blood Lead Screening for Medicaid-Eligible Children
02/22/2017 Bulletin 05 Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome among Medicaid-Eligible Births — Alaska, 2004–2015
02/14/2017 Bulletin 04 Exposure to Carbon Monoxide at Two Facilities — Anchorage, December 2016
01/24/2017 Bulletin 03 Recommended Schedule Changes for 9vHPV Vaccine
01/24/2017 Bulletin 02 Cervical Cancer Incidence, Mortality, and Screening in Alaska
01/12/2017 Bulletin 01 HIV Outbreak in a Rural Alaska Community, 2016
11/07/2017 R&R 04 Health Impacts of Methamphetamine Use in Alaska
08/17/2017 R&R 03 A Brief Overview on Vitamin D for Alaska Health Care Providers
05/09/2017 R&R 02 Outbreak of a Rare Subtype of Group A Streptococcus — Alaska, 2016–2017
04/11/2017 R&R 01 Alaska’s Ongoing Journey with Tuberculosis A Brief History of Tuberculosis in Alaska and Considerations for Future Control

2016

12/14/2016 Bulletin 30 The Epidemiology of Acute Hepatitis B Infections — Alaska, 1980–2015
11/21/2016 Bulletin 29 Prevalence of Congenital Microcephaly — Alaska, 2007–2014
11/07/2016 Bulletin 28 Overview of Recent Synthetic Opioid Overdose Deaths
11/01/2016 Bulletin 27 Vitamin D Deficiency in Prenatal Alaska Native Women
10/20/2016 Bulletin 26 Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae — Alaska, 2013–2015
10/25/2016 Bulletin 25 Regional Antibiogram Project — Alaska, 2014–2015
10/04/2016 Bulletin 24 Palivizumab Prophylaxis — Alaska, 2016–17 RSV Season
09/22/2016 Bulletin 23 Marijuana Use among Breastfeeding Mothers — Alaska, 2012–2013
09/20/2016 Bulletin 22 Alaska Influenza Surveillance Summary, 2015–16 Season
10/19/2016 Bulletin 21 Influenza Vaccines Available During the 2016–17 Season
10/19/2016 Bulletin 20 Influenza Vaccine Recommendations and Administration for the 2016–17 Season
08/25/2016 Bulletin 19 Increase in Hepatitis C Cases among Young Adults — Alaska, 2011–2015
08/09/2016 Bulletin 18 Acute Rheumatic Fever — Two Case Reports and New Jones Criteria
06/28/2016 Bulletin 17 2015 Annual (January–December) Infectious Disease Report
06/23/2016 Bulletin 16 Chlamydia Infection Update ― Alaska, 2015
05/26/2016 Bulletin 15 Gonococcal Infection Update ― Alaska, 2015
05/17/2016 Bulletin 14 Arsenic Exposure from Private Wells — Fairbanks Area, 2016
05/05/2016 Bulletin 13 Drowning Deaths — Alaska, 2013–2015
05/03/2016 Bulletin 12 Recent Decline in Teen Birth Rate — Alaska, 2008–2014
04/27/2016 Bulletin 11 Bartonella quintana Endocarditis Following Body Louse Exposure, Anchorage
04/26/2016 Bulletin 10 Syphilis Update ― Alaska, 2015
04/20/2016 Bulletin 09 Update on Bat Rabies in Alaska
04/06/2016 Bulletin 08 A Systematic Approach to Prescribing Opioids and Monitoring Patient Progress
03/31/2016 Bulletin 07 HIV Update ― Alaska, 2015
03/24/2016 Bulletin 06 Drug Overdose Deaths in Alaska, 2009–2015
02/22/2016 Bulletin 05 Increase in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Alaska, 2001–2015
02/03/2016 Bulletin 04 The Epidemiology of Non-Occupational Adult Blood Lead Levels — Alaska, 1996–2015
02/01/2016 Bulletin 03 Survey on Marijuana Use, Awareness, and Beliefs ― Alaska, May 2015
01/26/2016 Bulletin 02 Preterm Birth Update — Alaska, 2007–2014
01/25/2016 Bulletin 01 Adolescent Electronic-Cigarette Use in Alaska, 2015
07/19/2016 R&R 01 Pike and Burbot (Lush) in Select Alaska Rivers: Mercury Exposure and Consumption Recommendations

2015

12/04/2015 Bulletin 29 Dog Bite Injury Hospitalizations and Estimated Burden in Alaska, 2001–2011
11/23/2015 Bulletin 28 Multistate Salmonella Poona Outbreak Linked to Cucumbers — Alaska 2015
10/16/2015 Bulletin 27 9-Valent HPV Vaccine Now Available through the Alaska Immunization Program
10/08/2015 Bulletin 26 Meningococcal Disease in Alaska: Recent Changes in Circulating Serogroups
10/06/2015 Bulletin 25 Radon in Alaska ― Current Knowledge and Recommendations
09/25/2015 Bulletin 24 Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance: Occupational Exposures - Alaska, 2007-2014
09/21/2015 Bulletin 23 Palivizumab Prophylaxis — Alaska, 2015–16 RSV Season
09/08/2015 Bulletin 22 Influenza Vaccine Recommendations and Administration for the 2015–16 Season
09/08/2015 Bulletin 21 Influenza Vaccines Available During the 2015–16 Season
08/27/2015 Bulletin 20 An Analysis of Concurrent HCV/HIV Testing Practices in Alaska, 2014
08/26/2015 Bulletin 19 Extragenital Testing for Sexually Transmitted Diseases
08/20/2015 Bulletin 18 Exposure among Children to E-cigarettes and Liquid Nicotine — Alaska, 2010–2014
08/20/2015 Bulletin 17 Adult Electronic-Cigarette Use in Alaska
07/31/2015 Bulletin 16 Alaska Influenza Surveillance Summary, 2014–15 Season
07/07/2015 Bulletin 15 Tuberculosis in Alaska, 2010–2014
06/25/2015 Bulletin 14 The Financial Cost of a Large Tuberculosis Outbreak in an Alaska Village
06/15/2015 Bulletin 13 Infant Mortality in the Sleep Environment—A Case Series Analysis, 2012–2014
06/05/2015 Bulletin 12 2014 Annual (January–December) Infectious Disease Report
05/27/2015 Bulletin 11 Updated Hepatitis C Testing and Treatment Recommendations
04/30/2015 Bulletin 10 Gonococcal Infection Update ― Alaska, 2014
04/29/2015 Bulletin 09 Chlamydia Infection Update ― Alaska, 2014
04/09/2015 Bulletin 08 Syphilis Update ― Alaska, 2014
04/01/2015 Bulletin 07 HIV Update ― Alaska, 2014
03/28/2015 Bulletin 06 Trichinellosis Cases ― Alaska, 2005–2014
02/24/2015 Bulletin 05 Marijuana Use among Women Delivering Live Births in Alaska, 2002–2011
02/05/2015 Bulletin 04 Suspected Measles Case in Alaska — January 2015
01/28/2015 Bulletin 03 Pertussis Outbreak in the Interior Region ― Alaska, Fall 2014
01/13/2015 Bulletin 02 Chickenpox (Varicella) Update
01/07/2015 Bulletin 01 Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning — Alaska, 1993–2014
12/02/2015 R&R 02 Increase in Hospital Emergency Department Visits Related to Use of Synthetic Cannabinoids — Municipality of Anchorage, July to September, 2015
07/14/2015 R&R 01 Health Impacts of Heroin Use in Alaska

2014

12/23/2014 Bulletin 24 Toxicology Findings Associated with Violent Deaths ― Alaska, 2003–2012
12/09/2014 Bulletin 23 Updated Adult Pneumococcal Vaccination Recommendations
11/26/2014 Bulletin 22 Two Cases of Tetanus — Alaska, 2012 and 2014
11/14/2014 Bulletin 21 Implementation Updates for the New Alaska Vaccine Assessment Program (AVAP)
09/23/2014 Bulletin 20 Palivizumab Prophylaxis — Alaska, 2014–15 RSV Season
09/09/2014 Bulletin 19 Alaska Influenza Surveillance Summary, 2013–14 Season
09/02/2014 Bulletin 18 An Imported Case of Mumps — Alaska, 2014
08/28/2014 Bulletin 17 Influenza Vaccines Available during the 2014–15 Season
08/28/2014 Bulletin 16 Influenza Vaccine Recommendations and Administration for the 2014–15 Season
08/19/2014 Bulletin 15 Non-toxigenic Diphtheria Cases — Alaska, 2012–2013
08/13/2014 Bulletin 14 Alaska’s New Vaccine Assessment Law: Increased Access to Vaccines at a Cost-Savings
07/22/2014 Bulletin 13 2014 Updated Fish Consumption Advice for Alaskans
06/24/2014 Bulletin 12 New Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Recommendations for the Prevention of HIV Infection
06/18/2014 Bulletin 11 Gonococcal Infection — Alaska, 2013
06/18/2014 Bulletin 10 Chlamydial Infection — Alaska, 2013
06/05/2014 Bulletin 09 2013 Annual (January–December) Infectious Disease Report
06/03/2014 Bulletin 08 Drowning Deaths in Alaska
05/27/2014 Bulletin 07 Ongoing Syphilis Outbreak Update
05/20/2014 Bulletin 06 Vitamin D Deficiency and Rickets among Alaska Native Children
04/17/2014 Bulletin 05 Marijuana Use among Women Delivering Live Births in Alaska, 2002–2011
04/08/2014 Bulletin 04 Blood Lead Surveillance in Children Aged Less Than 18 Years — Alaska, 1995–2012
03/24/2014 Bulletin 03 Update on Haemophilus influenzae Type a Invasive Disease — Alaska, 2002–2013
03/18/2014 Bulletin 02 Bed Bug Complaints on the Rise
03/06/2014 Bulletin 01 Q Fever in Alaska – Update

2013

12/27/2013 Bulletin 29 Overview of New Public Health Reporting Regulations, Effective December 29, 2013
12/17/2013 Bulletin 28 Work-Related Assault Hospitalizations and Homicides — Alaska, 2003–2012
12/05/2013 Bulletin 27 Non-Fatal Injuries among Commercial Fishermen — Dutch Harbor, 2007–2008
11/15/2013 Bulletin 26 Huffing in Alaska
09/26/2013 Bulletin 25 Syphilis Outbreak Update — Alaska, 2011–2013
09/05/2013 Bulletin 24 Influenza Vaccines Available during the 2013–14 Season
09/05/2013 Bulletin 23 Influenza Vaccine Recommendations and Administration for the 2013–14 Season
08/30/2013 Bulletin 22 Palivizumab Prophylaxis Recommendations — Alaska, 2013–14 RSV Season
07/22/2013 Bulletin 21 Infections Associated with International Travel in Alaska Residents
07/17/2013 Bulletin 20 Death Due to an Accidental Ammonia Release — Southeast Alaska, June 2013
07/15/2013 Bulletin 19 Alaska Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis: 2008–2012 Data Summary and Policy Change
07/09/2013 Bulletin 18 Pregnancy-Related Mortality in Alaska, 2000–2011
07/09/2013 Bulletin 17 Pregnancy-Associated Mortality in Alaska, 2000–2011
06/11/2013 Bulletin 16 Gonococcal Infection — Alaska, 2012 and January–March 2013
06/11/2013 Bulletin 15 Chlamydial Infection — Alaska, 2012
05/31/2013 Bulletin 14 2012Annual (January–December) Infectious Disease Report
05/15/2013 Bulletin 13 Hepatitis C Update — Alaska 2003–2012
05/01/2013 Bulletin 12 Raw Milk Campylobacter Outbreak — Kenai Peninsula, Jan–Feb 2013
04/22/2013 Bulletin 11 Vaccine Hesitancy among Mothers of 3-Year-Old Children — Alaska, 2009–2011
04/01/2013 Bulletin 10 Summary of HIV Infection ― Alaska, 1982–2012
03/12/2013 Bulletin 09 Linkage to Care for People Living with HIV/AIDS in Alaska
03/12/2013 Bulletin 08 New Pharmacy Services for Expedited Partner Therapy for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea — Alaska, 2013
03/04/2013 Bulletin 07 State-Supplied Vaccines Now Available for All Children Aged 0–35 Months
02/27/2013 Bulletin 06 Alaska Hair Mercury Biomonitoring Program Update, July 2002–December 2012
01/30/2013 Bulletin 05 Pertussis Epidemic ― Alaska, 2012
01/14/2013 Bulletin 04 AKVDRS Homicide and Legal Intervention Victims Update — Alaska, 2007–2011
01/14/2013 Bulletin 03 AKVDRS Suicide Update — Alaska, 2007–2011
01/14/2013 Bulletin 02 AKVDRS Summary of Violent Deaths Update ― Alaska, 2007–2011
01/04/2013 Bulletin 01 Updated Gonococcal Infection Treatment Guidelines
11/06/2013 R&R 01 Risk Factors for Suicide at the Community Level — Alaska, 2003–2011

2012

12/05/2012 Bulletin 26 Toxicity and Hospitalizations due to Opioid Pain Relievers — Alaska, 2001–2010
12/04/2012 Bulletin 25 Tuberculosis Update: LTBI Therapy and TB PCR Testing
11/27/2012 Bulletin 24 Updated Pneumococcal Vaccination Recommendations for High-Risk Adults
11/01/2012 Bulletin 23 Abusive Head Trauma among Children Aged Less Than 2 Years — Alaska, 2005–2010
09/27/2012 Bulletin 22 Alaska Falling Short on Vaccinating Children—Let’s Focus Our Efforts!
09/26/2012 Bulletin 21 Alaska Influenza Surveillance Update, 2011–12 Season
09/25/2012 Bulletin 20 Hospitalizations Due to Motorcycle Crash Injuries — Alaska, 2001–2010
09/17/2012 Bulletin 19 Public Health Legal Tools for Noncompliant Patients with Infectious Tuberculosis
09/04/2012 Bulletin 18 Palivizumab Prophylaxis Recommendations — Alaska, 2012–13 RSV Season
08/29/2012 Bulletin 17 TIV and LAIV Influenza Vaccines for the 2012–13 Season
08/29/2012 Bulletin 16 Influenza Vaccine Recommendations and Administration for the 2012–13 Season
07/26/2012 Bulletin 15 Hospitalizations due to Unintentional Carbon Monoxide Poisoning — Alaska, 1993–2010
07/25/2012 Bulletin 14 Psittacosis Update
07/17/2012 Bulletin 13 Work-Related Injuries — Alaska, 2001–2010
06/29/2012 Bulletin 12 2011 Annual (January–December) Infectious Disease Report
06/21/2012 Bulletin 11 Gonococcal Infection ― Alaska, 2011
06/15/2012 Bulletin 10 Chlamydial Infection ― Alaska, 2011
06/14/2012 Bulletin 09 Non-medically Indicated Early Term Deliveries in Alaska, 2005–2010
05/22/2012 Bulletin 08 State Funding Increases Vaccines Distributed by Alaska Immunization Program
03/27/2012 Bulletin 07 Summary of HIV Infection ― Alaska, 1982–2011
03/07/2012 Bulletin 06 Outbreak of Chickenpox at a Child Care Facility — Kenai Peninsula, 2011
02/29/2012 Bulletin 05 Child Fire-Related Mortality — Alaska 2005–2011
02/21/2012 Bulletin 04 Syphilis Outbreak — Alaska, 2011–2012
02/21/2012 Bulletin 03 HIV Outbreak — Fairbanks, 2011–2012
01/05/2012 Bulletin 02 Fall-Related Injury Hospitalizations among Older Adults — Alaska, 2005–2009
01/05/2012 Bulletin 01 Summary of Hospitalizations Due to Fall-Related Injuries — Alaska, 2005–2009
07/03/2012 R&R 01 Characteristics of Suicide Among Alaska Native and Alaska non-Native People, 2003–2008

2011

12/28/2011 Bulletin 31 Human and Animal Brucellosis in Alaska
11/17/2011 Bulletin 30 Gonococcal Infection Update — Alaska, 2011
11/02/2011 Bulletin 29 Outbreak of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Newborn Intensive Care Unit
10/19/2011 Bulletin 28 Further Cuts in State-Provided Vaccines for VFC-Ineligible Children in 2012
10/06/2011 Bulletin 27 Psychoactive “Bath Salts” Toxicity in Alaska—A Case Series
09/13/2011 Bulletin 26 Influenza Vaccine Recommendations and Administration for 2011–12
09/13/2011 Bulletin 25 TIV and LAIV Influenza Vaccines for 2011–12
09/07/2011 Bulletin 24 Q Fever in Alaska
08/30/2011 Bulletin 23 Palivizumab Prophylaxis for Respiratory Syncytial Virus during the 2011–12 Season
07/28/2011 Bulletin 22 Ongoing Raw Milk Campylobacter Outbreak ― Southcentral Alaska, July 2011
07/27/2011 Bulletin 21 A New Strategy for Understanding Giardiasis in Alaska
07/26/2011 Bulletin 20 Firearm Injury Hospitalizations and Deaths — Alaska, 2003–2008
07/25/2011 Bulletin 19 Alaska’s Health Impact Assessment Program
07/27/2011 Bulletin 18 Campylobacter Outbreak Associated with Consumption of Raw Milk, May–June 2011
06/23/2011 Bulletin 17 Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning in Southeast Alaska, May–June 2011
06/01/2011 Bulletin 16 Helicobacter pylori Antimicrobial Resistance and Treatment for Alaska Native People
05/24/2011 Bulletin 15 Two Cases of Rheumatic Fever in Alaska, 2009–2010
05/17/2011 Bulletin 14 Hepatitis A Infections Associated with International Travel, Anchorage, 2010
05/09/2011 Bulletin 13 Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children Aged 0–6 Years ― Alaska, 2011
05/09/2011 Bulletin 12 Expanded Use of State-Supplied Tetanus/Diphtheria/acellular Pertussis (Tdap) and Meningococcal Conjugate (MCV4) Vaccines
05/03/2011 Bulletin 11 Gonococcal Infection Update ― Alaska, 2010
05/03/2011 Bulletin 10 Chlamydial Infection Update - Alaska, 2010
05/03/2011 Bulletin 09 Maritime Disease Reporting and Response in Alaska
04/27/2011 Bulletin 08 Update on Work-related Fatalities - Alaska, 1990-2009
04/21/2011 Bulletin 07 2010 Annual (January–December) Infectious Disease Report
03/25/2011 Bulletin 06 2011 Animal Rabies in Northwestern Alaska
03/16/2011 Bulletin 05 The 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and Public Health Preparedness
03/10/2011 Bulletin 04 Summary of HIV Infection ― Alaska, 1982–2010
02/17/2011 Bulletin 03 VacTrAK – All Aboard!
02/17/2011 Bulletin 02 Improving Immunization Coverage Rates in Alaska’s Children
01/12/2011 Bulletin 01 Expedited Partner Therapy Recommendations for Alaska Providers
01/12/2011 R&R 01 An Assessment of Expedited Partner Therapy for Enhanced Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Control in Alaska

2010

12/06/2010 Bulletin 33 Evaluation of the Alaska Trauma Registry
12/02/2010 Bulletin 32 Homicide Epidemiology Update — Alaska, 2003–2008
10/06/2010 Bulletin 31 Only Pediatric/Adolescent Vaccines to be Supplied by State Beginning in 2011
09/22/2010 Bulletin 30 Fatal Aviation Crashes in Alaska – A Need for Renewed Caution and Diligence
09/15/2010 Bulletin 29 New Pertussis Chemoprophylaxis Recommendations for Alaska
09/14/2010 Bulletin 28 Suicide Epidemiology Update — Alaska, 2004–2008
09/01/2010 Bulletin 27 Cryptococcus gattii – An Emerging Infectious Disease in the Pacific Northwest
08/30/2010 Bulletin 26 Association between Air Quality and Hospital Visits — Fairbanks, 2003–2008
08/26/2010 Bulletin 25 TIV and LAIV Influenza Vaccines for 2010–11
08/26/2010 Bulletin 24 Influenza Vaccine Recommendations and Administration for 2010–11
07/26/2010 Bulletin 23 Gastroenteritis Associated with Consumption of Fiddlehead Ferns — Anchorage, May 2010
07/20/2010 Bulletin 22 Summary of Violent Deaths ― Alaska, 2004–2008
07/20/2010 Bulletin 21 Overview of the Alaska Violent Death Reporting System
07/12/2010 Bulletin 20 Alaska Health Information Technology Update
07/01/2010 Bulletin 19 Chlamydia trachomatis Infection — Alaska, 2009
06/24/2010 Bulletin 18 Alaska Hair Mercury Biomonitoring Program Update, July 2002–May 2010
06/23/2010 Bulletin 17 Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning in Juneau, Kodiak, and Haines, June 2010
06/11/2010 Bulletin 16 2009 Annual (January–December) Infectious Disease Report
06/11/2010 Bulletin 15 Could Expedited Partner Therapy Work in Alaska? A Call for Health Care Provider and Patient Input
05/28/2010 Bulletin 14 Cobalt Toxicity in Two Hip Replacement Patients
05/10/2010 Bulletin 13 Pre-Diabetes and Blood Glucose Testing in Alaska, 2008
04/02/2010 Bulletin 12 Catch-up Schedule for Routinely Recommended Vaccines for Persons Aged 4 Months–18 Years Who Start Late or Who are Greater Than 1 Month Behind ― Alaska, 2010
04/02/2010 Bulletin 11 Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children Aged 7–18 Years ― Alaska, 2010
04/02/2010 Bulletin 10 Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children Aged 0–6 Years ― Alaska, 2010
04/02/2010 Bulletin 09 Updated Guidance for Pneumococcal Conjugate, Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Tetanus/Diphtheria/acellular Pertussis (Tdap) Vaccines
03/22/2010 Bulletin 08 Summary of HIV Infection ― Alaska, 1982–2009
03/12/2010 Bulletin 07 Surveillance Update and New Laboratory Guidelines
03/09/2010 Bulletin 06 Statewide Increase in Gonococcal Infection – Alaska, 2009
03/03/2010 Bulletin 05 New Recommendations for Use of Heptavalent Botulinum Antitoxin (H-BAT)
03/02/2010 Bulletin 04 High Prevalence of Early Childhood Caries, Alaska, 2005 and 2007
02/17/2010 Bulletin 03 Decline in the Birth Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in Alaska
01/25/2010 Bulletin 02 Alaska Launches a Health Care-Associated Infections Prevention Program
01/21/2010 Bulletin 01 Updated Recommendations on Blood Lead Screening for Medicaid-Eligible Children
11/06/2010 R&R 02 Foodborne Outbreaks in Alaska, 2004–2008
01/25/2010 R&R 01 Risk Factors for Repeat Chlamydia trachomatis Infection and Alaska-Specific Rescreening Recommendations

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