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2023

2021

• Increasing Seasonal Influenza A (H3N2) Activity, Especially Among Young Adults and in College and University Settings, During SARS-CoV-2 Circulation (November 29, 2021)
• Increases in Availability of Cannabis Products Containing Delta-8 THC and
• Reported Cases of Adverse Events (September 15, 2021)
• Rapid Increase in Ivermectin Prescriptions and Reports of Severe Illness
• Associated with Use of Products Containing Ivermectin to Prevent or Treat
• COVID-19 (August 26, 2021)
• Vaccination to Prevent COVID-19 Outbreaks with Current and Emergent Variants — United States, 2021 (July 27, 2021)
• Recall of LeadCare® Blood Lead Tests Due to Risk of Falsely Low Results (July 7, 2021)
• Increase in Heroin Overdose Emergency Department Visits - Alaska, 2021 (June 7, 2021)
• Cases of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia after Receipt of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine (April 13, 2021)
• Monoclonal Antibody Antiviral Resistance Seen with SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern (March 29, 2021)
• 2021 Ebola Virus Disease Outbreaks (March 19, 2021)
• Update to CDC’s Treatment Guidelines for Gonococcal Infection, 2020 (January 21, 2021)

2020

• Increase in Fatal Drug Overdoses Across the United States Driven by Synthetic Opioids Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic (December 22, 2020)
  
• Recent HIV Clusters and Outbreaks Across the United States Among People Who Inject Drugs and Considerations During the COVID-19 Pandemic (October 6, 2020)
  
• Widespread Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Alaska – Reminders and Updated Release from Isolation Criteria) (July 23, 2020)
  
• Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (May 14, 2020)
  
• Updated Procedures for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Testing in Alaska (April 8, 2020)
  
• Guidance for the Safe Handling of Bodies of Deceased Persons with COVID-19 (April 7, 2020)
  
• Severe Illness Associated with Using Non-Pharmaceutical Chloroquine Phosphate to Prevent and Treat Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (March 30, 2020)
  
• Guidance on Use of Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Personnel Caring for COVID-19 Patients (March 28, 2020)
  
• Updated Procedures for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Testing in Alaska​ (March 21, 2020)
  
• Updated Procedures for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Testing in Alaska​ (March 13, 2020)
  
• Procedures for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Testing in Alaska​ (March 10, 2020)
• Expanded Criteria for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Persons Under Investigation (PUI) Testing in Alaska (March 6, 2020)
  
• Updated Criteria for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Persons Under Investigation (PUI) Reporting and Testing in Alaska (March 4, 2020)
  
• CDC HAN - Update and Interim Guidance on Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (February 28, 2020)
  
• CDC HAN - Update and Interim Guidance on Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) (February 1, 2020)
  
• CDC HAN - Update and Interim Guidance on Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan, China (January 17, 2020)
  
• CDC HAN - Outbreak of Pneumonia of Unknown Etiology (PUE) in Wuhan, China (January 8, 2020)
  

2019

• Opioid Health Action Response to the Arrest of Two Alaskan Opioid Prescribers (October 16, 2019)
  
• Unexpected number of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b cases in Southcentral Alaska (October 9, 2019)
  
• Increase in Syphilis Among Women and Non-Gay-Identified Men (September 5, 2019)
  
• CDC HAN - Severe Pulmonary Disease Associated with Using E-Cigarette Products (August 30, 2019)
  
• Report Possible Cases of Vaping-Associated Pulmonary Illness to the Alaska Section of Epidemiology (August 28, 2019)
  
• Measles Confirmed on the Kenai Peninsula – What Alaska Providers Should Know (July 16, 2019)
  
• STD Drug Shortages — Erythromycin, Ceftriaxone Diluents & Penicillin G (March 15, 2019)
  
• Measles Outbreak in Washington State — What Alaskans Should Know (January 29, 2019)
  

2018

• Updated Recommendations for Palivizumab Prophylaxis due to Early Onset of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Activity in Alaska (November 7, 2018)
  
• Update on Alaska’s Ongoing Syphilis Outbreak (October 23, 2018)
  
• Measles Case in Cruise Ship Passenger — What Alaska Providers Should Know (August 14, 2018)
  
• Outbreak of Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) Infections among Persons Who Use Drugs and Persons Experiencing Homelessness (June 11, 2018)
  
• Outbreak of Life-threatening Coagulopathy Associated with Synthetic Cannabinoids Use (May 25, 2018)
  
• Outbreak of E. coli O157 Infections at a Correctional Facility in Nome (April 19, 2018)
  
• Syphilis in Alaska (March 14, 2018)
  
• MMR Vaccination Recommendations for the Ongoing Mumps Outbreak in Alaska (February 21, 2018)
  
• Updated Guidance for Mumps Virus Testing through Public Health (February 1, 2018)
  

2017

• Updated MMR Vaccination Recommendations (December 28, 2017)
  
• Seasonal Influenza A(H3N2) Activity and Antiviral Treatment of Patients with Influenza -- 2017 (December 27, 2017)
  
• Gonorrhea Outbreak in Alaska (October 3, 2017)
  
• Early Influenza Season Activity in Alaska (September 12, 2017)
  
• Additional Cases of Mumps in Anchorage (August 10, 2017)
  
• Potential for Falsely Low Blood Lead Test Results from LeadCare® Analyzers (May 17, 2017)
  
• One Case of Mumps Confirmed in Anchorage (May 12, 2017)
  
• CDC Recommendations for Diagnosing and Managing Shigella Strains with Possible Reduced Susceptibility to Ciprofloxacin (April 19, 2017)
• Rabies Confirmed in a Dog Brought to Anchorage from Rural Alaska (January 10, 2017)

2016

• Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections Caused by a Novel emm Type (November 29, 2016)
• National Outbreak of Hepatitis A Linked to Frozen Strawberries – Product was Distributed in Alaska(November 4, 2016)
• CDC Advises Hospitals to Alert Patients at Risk from Contaminated Heater-Cooler Devices Used during Cardiac Surgery   (October 13, 2016)
• Flu Season Begins: Severe Influenza Illness Reported   (February 2, 2016)
• Recognizing, Managing, and Reporting Zika Virus Infections in Travelers Returning from Central America, South America, the Caribbean, and Mexico  (January 16, 2016)

2015

• Salmonella Cases Linked to Recalled Cucumbers: Illnesses and Product in Alaska  (September 4, 2015)
• Summer Influenza Activity in Alaska  (June 19, 2015)
• Updated Information and Guidelines for Evaluation of Patients for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Infection  (June 11, 2015)
• Measles Confirmed in Fairbanks – What Alaska Providers Should Know  (June 9, 2015)
• CDC Health Advisory Regarding an Outbreak of Recent HIV and HCV Infections among Persons Who Inject Drugs  (April 24, 2015)
• Measles Outbreak in Disneyland – Possible Alaska Case  (January 23, 2015)
• Six Cases of Acute Myocarditis in Children — Alaska, 2014  (January 5, 2015)

2014

• CDC Health Advisory Regarding the Potential for Circulation of Drifted Influenza A (H3N2) Viruses  (December 3, 2014)
• Alaska-specific Ebola Information and Updates  (October 3, 2014)
• Acute Neurologic Illness with Focal Limb Weakness of Unknown Etiology in Children  (September 26, 2014)
• Severe Respiratory Illness Associated with Enterovirus D68 – Multiple States, 2014  (September 12, 2014)
• Suspected Measles Case on Cruise Ship – Exposure to Alaskans Unlikely  (September 12, 2014)
• Evaluation Guidelines of Alaska Patients Suspected of Having Ebola  (August 12, 2014)
• Rabies Detected in Keen's Myotis Bat – Prince of Wales Island, Alaska  (July 18, 2014)
• Unusually High Summer Influenza Activity in Alaska  (June 17, 2014)
• Measles – Situational Awareness  (June 5, 2014)

2013

• Change in State-Supplied Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Policy  (December 4, 2013)
• Multistate outbreak of Hepatitis A potentially associated with a frozen berry blend food product  (June 1, 2013)
• Campylobacter Outbreak Associated with Consumption of Raw Milk, Kenai Peninsula, May 2013  (May 23, 2013)
• Update: Nationwide Shortage of Tubersol (PPD), Alaska Recommendations  (April 12, 2013)
• Nationwide Shortage of Tubersol (PPD)  (March 8, 2013)
• Update: Campylobacter Outbreak Associated with Consumption of Raw Milk,
  January – February 2013  (February 22, 2013)
• Campylobacter Outbreak Associated with Consumption of Raw Milk, Kenai Peninsula, January – February 2013  (February 15, 2013)

2012

• Spike in Varicella (Chickenpox) Cases, Kenai Peninsula — Fall 2012  (September 28, 2012)
• Pertussis Outbreak — Washington State, 2012  (April 9, 2012)

2011

• Campylobacter Outbreak Associated with Consumption of Raw Milk, May – June 2011  (June 24, 2011)

2010

• Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning – Information and Resources for Health Care Providers  (June 23, 2010)

2009

• Peramivir IV authorized for certain hospitalized patients infected with 2009 H1N1 influenza  (October 24, 2009)
• Alaska reports additional H1N1-related death  (September 9, 2009)
• Alaska reports first probable H1N1-related death of a child  (September 5, 2009)
• Vibrio parahaemolyticus associated with consumption of raw oysters  (August 24, 2009)
• Update No. 2: Revised Testing Recommendations for Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) 2009  (July 13, 2009)
• Update: Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) in Alaska and New Testing Recommendations  (June 24, 2009)