Alaska Public Health Alert Network (PHAN)
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The Public Health Alert Network (PHAN) messages are official communications used to quickly distribute critical public health information to healthcare providers, public health officials, and emergency response partners. These messages provide timely updates on emerging health threats, disease outbreaks, public health emergencies, and recommended actions to protect public health. PHAN ensures rapid, coordinated responses by delivering accurate information through secure, reliable channels.
Alaska Public Health Alert Network (PHAN)
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2025
2025
- AKPHAN: Measles Confirmed in the Municipality of Anchorage(May 22, 2025)
- AKPHAN: Expanding Measles Outbreak in the United States and Guidance for the Upcoming Travel Season(March 7, 2025)
- AKPHAN: Updated Recommendations for the Use of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine in Pregnancy and Nirsevimab for Infants during the 2024–25 Season (March 6, 2025)
- AKPHAN: Updated Recommendations for the Use of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine in Pregnancy and Nirsevimab for Infants during the 2024–25 Season (January 28, 2025)
- AKPHAN: Accelerated Subtyping of Influenza A in Hospitalized Patients (January 16, 2025)
- AKPHAN: Measles Confirmed in Southern Kenai Peninsula — What Alaska Clinicians Should Know(January 16, 2025)
2024
2024
- AKPHAN: Disruptions in Availability of Peritoneal Dialysis and Intravenous Solutions(October 14, 2024)
- AKPHAN: First Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak in the Republic of Rwanda(October 3, 2024)
- AKPHAN: Prevention Strategies for Mpox, including Vaccinating People at Risk via Sexual Exposure, for U.S. Travelers Visiting Countries with Clade I Mpox Outbreaks(September 24, 2024)
- AKPHAN: Increased Oropouche Virus Activity and Associated Risk to Travelers(August 20, 2024)
- AKPHAN: Increase in Human Parvovirus B19 Activity in the United States (August 16, 2024)
- AKPHAN: Mpox Caused by Human-to-Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with Spread to Neighboring Countries (August 7, 2024)
- AKPHAN: Increase in Pertussis Activity in Alaska (August 5, 2024)
- AKPHAN: Disruptions in Availability of Becton Dickinson (BD) BACTECTM Blood Culture Bottles (July 23, 2024)
- AKPHAN: Severe Illness Potentially Associated with Consuming Diamond ShruumzTM Brand Chocolate Bars, Cones, and Gummies (June 21, 2024)
- AKPHAN: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus: Identification of Human Infection and Recommendations for Investigations and Response (April 9, 2024)
- AKPHAN: Increase in Global and Domestic Measles Cases and Outbreaks: Ensure Children in the United States and Those Traveling Internationally 6 Months and Older are Current on MMR Vaccination(March 21, 2024)
- AKPHAN: Recommendations for the Use of the RSVpreF Vaccine in Pregnancy and Nirsevimab in Infants and Young Children in Alaska during the 2023–24 Respiratory Disease Season (March 19, 2024)
- AKPHAN: Recommendations for the Use of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccine in Pregnancy – Update for the Alaska 2023-2024 Season (January 26, 2024)
2023
2023
- AKPHAN: Urgent Need to Increase Immunization Coverage for Influenza, COVID-19, and RSV and Use of Authorized/Approved Therapeutics in the Setting of Increased Respiratory Disease Activity During the 2023 – 2024 Winter Season (December 18, 2023)
- AKPHAN: High Blood Lead Levels in Children Consuming Recalled Cinnamon Applesauce Pouches (November 13, 2023)
- AKPHAN: Limited Availability of Nirsevimab in the United States—Interim CDC Recommendations to Protect Infants from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) during the 2023–2024 Respiratory Virus Season Summary (October 25, 2023)
- AKPHAN: Guidance on Measles during the Summer Travel Season (June 21, 2023)
- AKPHAN: Important Updates on Outbreak of Fungal Meningitis in U.S. Patients Who Underwent Surgical Procedures under Epidural Anesthesia in Matamoros, Mexico (June 1, 2023)
- AKPHAN: Potential Risk for New Mpox Cases (May 15, 2023)
- AKPHAN: Marburg Virus Disease Outbreaks in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania (April 7, 2023)
- AKPHAN: Measles Exposure at a Large Gathering in Kentucky, February 2023 and Global Measles Outbreaks (March 3, 2023)
- CDC HAN: Outbreak of Extensively Drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Associated with Artificial Tears (February 1, 2023)
- AKPHAN: Increase in Newly Diagnosed Cases of HIV in Fairbanks/Interior Region (January 31, 2023)
PHAN over 25 months old
PHAN over 25 months old
Phan documents over 25 months old are accessible via the Alaska State Libraries Archives & Museums digital collections website.