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CATEGORY
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May 8, 2008 |
Advisory |
DHEC Health Advisory 5:00 p.m. - Shigella Outbreaks in Richland and Lexington Counties |
May 7, 2008 |
Advisory |
DHEC Health Advisory 5:15 p.m. - Pertussis Outbreak in Socastee Elementary School |
May 2, 2008 |
Update |
DHEC Health Update 3:30 p.m. - Measles in the United States, January 1 – April 25, 2008 |
April 15, 2008 |
Advisory |
CDC Health Advisory 5:00 p.m. - CDC Alert on Adverse Effects Associated with Consuming “Total Body Formula” and “Total Body Mega Formula” |
April 2, 2008 |
Advisory |
CDC Health Advisory 8:55 p.m. - Measles outbreaks in the United States: Public health preparedness, control and response in healthcare settings and the community |
March 3, 2008 |
Advisory |
CDC Health Advisory 9:30 a.m. - CDC Alert on Ricin |
February 29, 2008 |
Advisory |
CDC Health Advisory 2:10 p.m. - Influenza Antiviral Use for Persons at High Risk for Influenza Complications or Who Have Severe Influenza Illness |
February 26, 2008 |
Advisory |
CDC Health Advisory 8:15 p.m. - Important Safety Information - Revised Directions for Using Rabies Immune Globulin (Human), HyperRAB™ S/D in Fixed Needle 2 mL Pre-filled Syringe |
February 8, 2008 |
Update |
DHEC Health Update 3:30 p.m. - Update on Current Influenza Activity
in South Carolina |
January 31, 2008 |
Advisory |
CDC Health Advisory 3:30 p.m.- Influenza-Associated Pediatric Mortality and Staphylococcus aureus co-infection |
October 23, 2007 |
Update |
DHEC Health Update - Seasonal Influenza Surveillance |
October 19, 2007 |
Advisory |
DHEC Health Advisory 6:50 p.m. - Prevention of Recurrent Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Skin and Soft Tissue Infections |
August 26, 2007 |
Advisory |
CDC Health Advisory 11:47 a.m. - Hepatitis A in a Food Handler Who Served Persons From Multiple States |
July 26, 2007 |
Advisory |
DHEC Health Advisory 10:30 a.m. - Increased Surveillance for Cases Associated with a Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) Outbreak |
July 22, 2007 |
Advisory |
CDC Health Advisory 7:10 p.m. - Outbreak of Botulism Associated with Canned Chili, July 2007 |
July 20, 2007 |
Advisory |
DHEC Health Adviory 3:20 p.m. - Investigation of an outbreak of botulism associated with
commercially-canned hot dog chili sauce |
July 19, 2007 |
Advisory |
CDC Health Advisory 12:01 p.m. - Hepatitis A infections Linked to Children Adopted from Ethiopia and their Family Contacts |
May 29, 2007 |
Advisory |
CDC Health Advisory 3:30 p.m. - Investigation of U.S. Traveler with Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR TB) |
May 22, 2007 |
Advisory |
DHEC Health Advisory 2:00 p.m. - South Carolina Travelers Exposure to Confirmed Case of Measles in New Mexico |
May 9, 2007 |
Advisory |
CDC Health Advisory 11:15 a.m. - Influenza-Associated Pediatric Mortality and the Increase of Staphylococcus aureus co-infection |
March 1, 2007 |
Update |
DHEC Health Update - Seasonal Influenza Surveillance Interim Update |
February 15, 2007 |
Advisory |
DHEC Health Advisory 9:00 a.m. - Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Tennessee Infections,
August 2006 – January 2007 |
February 9, 2007 |
Advisory |
DHEC Health Advisory 1:15 p.m. - Clusters of Gastrointestinal Illness in Institutional Settings in the Upstate and Piedmont |
December 18 , 2006 |
Update |
DHEC Health Update 10:00 a.m. - Release of the South Carolina 2007 List of Reportable Conditions |
December 14 , 2006 |
Update |
CDC Health Update 8:10 p.m. - Multistate Outbreak of E. coli 0157 Infections, November-December 2006 |
November 30, 2006 |
Advisory |
CDC Health Advisory 12:23 p.m. - Information Regarding Polonium-210 Involved in Recent Events in the United Kingdom |
November 15, 2006 |
Advisory |
CDC Health Advisory 4:20 p.m. - National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) November 27th - December 3rd, 2006 |
October 27, 2006 |
Update |
DHEC Update 11:01 a.m. - Seasonal Influenza Surveillance |
September 29, 2006 |
Advisory |
CDC Health Advisory 7:30 p.m. - Update: Foodborne Botulism toxin Type A associated with bottled carrot juice – Florida and Georgia |
September 16, 2006 |
Advisory |
CDC Health Advisory 12:31 p.m. - Outbreak of Botulinum toxin Type A associated with bottled carrot juice |
September 15, 2006 |
Advisory |
DHEC Advisory 5:00 p.m. - Increased Surveillance for Cases of E. coli O157:H7 Associated with Fresh Pre-Bagged Spinach in a Multi-State Outbreak |
September 14, 2006 |
Alert |
CDC Health Alert 11:00 p.m -Multiple States Investigating a Large Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections |
September 9, 2006 |
Advisory |
CDC Advisory 8:44 p.m. - Horse stabled at Tennessee Walking Horse 2006 National Celebration Tested Positive for Rabies |
August 18, 2006 |
Update |
DHEC Update 10:30 a.m. - Increase in Reports of Cryptosporidiosis
In Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester Counties |
August 3 , 2006 |
Advisory |
CDC Advisory 1:47 p.m. - Multi-state Investigation of Potential Rabies Exposure at a Summer Camp |
June 8, 2006 |
Update |
CDC Update 11:30 p.m. - Updated Interim Guidance for Laboratory Testing of Persons with Suspected Infection with Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus in the United States |
June 8, 2006 |
Advisory |
DHEC Advisory 5:00 p.m. - Medical Management for Hydrogen Chloride Exposure |
May 10 , 2006 |
Advisory |
CDC Advisory 12:40 p.m. - Confirmation of Human Rabies Infection in Texas |
April 14 , 2006 |
Advisory |
CDC Advisory 8:34 p.m. - Multi-state Mumps Outbreak |
April 13 , 2006 |
Advisory |
DHEC Advisory 5:13 p.m. - Pediatric Death, Probable Group A Streptococcal Infection |
February 24 , 2006 |
Update |
CDC Update 4:08 p.m. - Inhalation Anthrax Case Investigation, Pennsylvania, New York City |
February 22 , 2006 |
Update |
CDC Update 3:58 p.m. - Inhalation Anthrax Case in Pennsylvania |
January 23 , 2006 |
Advisory |
DHEC Advisory 3:00 p.m. - Mycobacterial Skin Infections Following Pedicures |
January 14 , 2006 |
Advisory |
CDC Advisory 3:25 p.m. - CDC Recommends against the Use of Amantadine and Rimandatine for the Treatment or Prophylaxis of Influenza in the United States during the 2005–06 Influenza Season |
December 2 , 2005 |
Advisory |
DHEC Advisory 1:00 p.m. - South Carolina DHEC Warns Public of Potential for Skin Damage Caused by Temporary “Black Henna” Tattoos |
November 16, 2005 |
Advisory |
DHEC Advisory 1:00 p.m. - Guidelines for Healthcare Providers Regarding Stockpiling of Antivirals
Symmetrel (Amantadine), Flumadine (Rimantadine)
Relenza (Zanamivir), and Tamiflu (Oseltamivir) |
November 1, 2005 |
Advisory |
DHEC Advisory 9:10 a.m. - Seasonal Influenza Surveillance |
October 12 , 2005 |
Advisory |
CDC Advisory 7:18 p.m. - Confirmation of Human Rabies Infection in Mississippi |
September 30, 2005 |
Advisory |
CDC Advisory 7:45 p.m. - Presence of low levels of Francisella tularensis in the Washington D.C. area |
September 30, 2005 |
Advisory |
CDC Advisory 7:07 p.m. - FDA and CDC Issue Alert on Menactra Meningococcal Vaccine and Guillain Barre Syndrome |
September 29, 2005 |
Advisory |
SCDHEC Advisory 5:00 p.m. - Influenza Surveillance for the 2005–2006 Influenza Season |
September 28, 2005 |
Advisory |
CDC Advisory 7:37 p.m. - Instructions for Identifying and Protecting Displaced Children |
September 7, 2005 |
Advisory |
CDC Advisory 7:50 p.m. - Cases of Vibrio vulnificus identified among
Hurricane Katrina evacuees |
September 7, 2005 |
Advisory |
SCDHEC Advisory 6:00 p.m. - Recommendations for Hepatitis A Vaccination |
September 6, 2005 |
Advisory |
SCDHEC Advisory 2:00 p.m. - Hurricane Katrina Victim Temporary Medicaid Assistance |
September 5, 2005 |
Advisory |
CDC Advisory 3:45 p.m. - Interim immunization recommendations for individuals displaced by Hurricane Katrina |
September 5, 2005 |
Advisory |
CDC Advisory 2:45 p.m. - Guidelines for the Management of Acute Diarrhea |
September 5, 2005 |
Advisory |
SCDHEC Advisory 12:36 p.m. - Public Health Surveillance and Disease Control for Evacuees from Areas Affected by Hurricane Katrina |
September 2, 2005 |
Advisory |
SCDHEC Advisory 1:45 p.m. - Interim Immunization Recommendations for Emergency Responders: Hurricane Katrina |
September 1, 2005 |
Advisory |
SCDHEC Advisory 5:30 p.m. - Coordination of South Carolina Hospital and Healthcare resources to Support the Response to Hurricane Katrinia |
August 29, 2005 |
Advisory |
CDC Advisory - 11:30 a.m. "Nosocomial Burkholderia cepacia pneumonia associated
with contaminated alcohol-free mouthwash" |
August 10, 2005 |
Advisory |
SCDHEC Advisory 12:30 p.m. - Enhanced Influenza Surveillance for Avian Influenza |
August 3, 2005 |
Advisory |
SCDHEC Advisory 3:00 p.m. - Infant Deaths due to Pertussis in South Carolina |
July 14, 2005 |
Advisory |
SCDHEC Advisory 1:30 p.m. - Clinical Information regarding exposure to chemical pesticides |
June 24, 2005 |
Advisory |
SCDHEC Advisory 11:30 a.m. - Investigation of a Cluster of Cases of Cyclosporiasis |
May 25, 2005 |
Advisory |
SCDHEC Advisory 1:00 p.m. - Clinician Public Health Advisory
Foodborne Illness Associated with a Camden-area Restaurant –
“The Old South Restaurant” (Update # 1) |
May 23, 2005 |
Advisory |
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April 23, 2005 |
Advisory |
SCDHEC Advisory - 5:43 p.m. "Cluster of Neissera mengititis cases in Pickens County" |
April 15, 2005 |
Update |
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April 13, 2005 |
Advisory |
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March 18 , 2005 |
Advisory |
CDC Advisory - 8:50 p.m. "Serratia marcescens blood stream infections associated with
contaminated magnesium sulfate solutions" |
March 16 , 2005 |
Update |
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March 15 , 2005 |
Advisory |
CDC Advisory - 2:50 p.m. "Possible anthrax exposure in Department of Defense Mail Facility" |
January 10, 2005 |
Advisory |
SCDHEC Advisory 6:20 p.m. - CHLORINE GAS TOXICITY, HEALTH EFFECTS AND
MANDATORY REPORTING |
December 29, 2004 |
Advisory |
SCDHEC Advisory - 1:45 p.m. "DHEC Advisory: Expansion of Priority Groups Eligible for Inactivated Influenza
Vaccination in Health Districts That Have Had Adequate
Coverage of CDC Priority Groups of Oct. 5, 2004 |
October 27, 2004 |
Advisory |
SCDHEC
Advisory - 1:00 p.m. "DHEC Advisory: CDC/Aventis Pasteur's Vaccine
Allocation and Distribution Plan." |
October 27, 2004 |
Advisory |
SCDHEC
Advisory - 1:45 p.m. "DHEC Advisory: Use of Antivirals for the Chemoprophylaxis
and Treatment of Influenza." |
October 19, 2004 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 4:45 p.m. "Influenza Antiviral Medications: 2004-05 Interim
Chemoprophylaxis and Treatment Guidelines." |
October 5, 2004 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 10:30 p.m. "Interim Influenza Vaccination Recommendations -- 2004-05 Influenza Season." |
October 1, 2004 |
Advisory |
SCDHEC
Advisory - 12:20 p.m. "Changes in Influenza Surveillance
for the 2004-2005 Influenza Season." |
September 3, 2004 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 10:18 a.m. "Imported Lassa Fever Case in New Jersey." |
June 22, 2004 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 11:33 a.m. "Measles in an Adopted Child from China
leading to Potential Airline Exposure- Missouri, June 2004." |
May 24, 2004 |
Update
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CDC
Update -
8:58 a.m. "Foodborne Outbreaks of Cyclosporiasis in Texas and Illinois,
February 2004: Investigations continue, but no evidence for ongoing transmission." |
May 20, 2004 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 4:04 p.m. "Salmonella Enteritidis Outbreak
Llinked to Raw Almonds." |
May 17, 2004 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 11:10 a.m. "Giant African Land Snails: Pests Not
Pets." |
April 23, 2004 |
Update
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CDC
Update -
7:19 p.m. "Four Possible SARS Cases Reported in China." |
April 22, 2004 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 6:45 p.m. "New Possible SARS Case Reported in
Beijing." |
April 12, 2004 |
Advisory |
CDC Advisory - 4:00 p.m. "Measles Among Adoptees from China: Potential Airline Exposure." |
April 6, 2004 |
Advisory |
Clinician
Public Health Advisory - 6:33 p.m. "IMOVAX Human Rabies Vaccine
Recalled." |
April 2, 2004 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 11:11 p.m. "Manufacturer's Recall of Human Rabies
Vaccine." |
March 25, 2004 |
Update
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CDC
Update -
11:20 a.m. "Manufacturer's Recall of Nasal Spray Contaminated with Burkholderia
cepacia Complex." |
March 24, 2004 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 4:12 p.m. "Manufacturer's Recall of Nasal Spray
Contaminated with Burholderia cepacia Complex." |
March 18, 2004 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 12:35 p.m. "Imported Case of Measles Identified
on Airline Flight into Detroit and Cedar Rapids." |
March 18, 2004 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 12:35 p.m. "Imported Case of Measles Identified
on Airline Flight into Detroit and Cedar Rapids." |
March 16, 2004 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 11:36 a.m. "Public Health Precautions Related
to Mass Trauma." |
March 8, 2004 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 9:30 p.m. "Outbreak of Cyclosporiasis Among Conference
Participants." |
March 2, 2004 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 4:26 p.m. "CDC Recommends Suspension of the Routine
use of the Third and Fourth Doses of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (Prevnar®)." |
February 3, 2004 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 4:45 p.m. "Ricin in Senate Office Building (Washington,
D.C.)." |
February 3, 2004 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 9:00 a.m. "Update on Influenza A (H5N1) and SARS:
Interim Recommendations for Enhanced U.S. Surveillance, Testing, and
Infection Control." |
January
27, 2004 |
Update
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Clinician
Public Health Advisory Update 1 - 2:00 p.m. "CDC Influenza H5N1
Enhanced Surveillance Recommendation." |
January 14, 2004 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 8:32 p.m. "Third Possible SARS Case in China;
Influenza A (H5N1) Infections Reported in Vietnam." |
January 5, 2004 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 8:20 p.m. "Laboratory Tests Confirm SARS Case
in Southern China; Isolated Case Poses No Immediate Public-Health Threat." |
December
29, 2003 |
Update
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CDC
Update - 3:35 p.m. "Suspected Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Guangdong
Province, China – December 2003" |
December
24, 2003 |
Update
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CDC
Update - 8:17 p.m. "Presumptive
Diagnosis of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in Washington State." |
December
24, 2003 |
Update
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CDC
Update - 7:22 p.m. "Weekly
Influenza Surveillance Report." |
December
21, 2003 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 8:00 p.m. "U.S. Terrorism Threat Level Increased
to Orange." |
December
19, 2003 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 9:45 p.m. "Request for Reports of All Deaths among
Children With Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Virus Infection." |
December
18, 2003 |
Update |
CDC
Update - 2:50 p.m. "Influenza Antiviral Medications: Interim
Chemoprophylaxis and Treatment Guidelines." |
December
17, 2003 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 2:10 p.m. "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
in Taiwan." |
December
10, 2003 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 11:00 p.m. "CDC Recommendations for Influenza Prevention." |
December
10, 2003 |
Update |
CDC
Update - 9:10 a.m. "Update: Preliminary Report of Avian Influenza A (H9N2) Virus Infection in a Child in Hong Kong." |
December
5, 2003 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 4:43 p.m. "CDC Assessing Influenza Vaccine Supplies." |
November
21, 2003 |
Update |
CDC
Update - 8:10 p.m. "Update: Influenza Activity in the United
States, 2003-04 Season." |
November
15, 2003 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 7:28 p.m. "From FDA: Consumers Advised That
Recent Hepatitis A Outbreaks Have Been Associated With Green
Onions." |
November
7, 2003 |
Advisory |
CDC Advisory - 12:40 a.m. "Bacillus anthracis (agent of Anthrax).Preliminary
Results: Routine Air-Sampling Sensor in Anacostia-Naval Posting Sorting Facility Record Positive Screening Signal for Bacillus anthracis." |
October
24, 2003 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 2:20 p.m. "Respiratory Diptheria in a Pennsylvania
Resident Recently Returned from Haiti: Report Underscores Importance
of Vaccination to Prevent Diptheria." |
October
24, 2003 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 10:15 a.m. "CDC Alert on Ricin." |
October
23, 2003 |
Advisory |
DHEC
Epi-Alert: Clinician Public Health Advisory - 11:00 a.m. "Update
2: Ricin Toxin General Information." |
October
23, 2003 |
Advisory |
DHEC
Epi-Alert: Clinician Public Health Advisory - 11:00 a.m. "Update
1: Toxic Syndrome for Ricin Poisoning and Ricin & Abrin Case Definition." |
October 17, 2003 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 7:00 p.m. "FDA and CDC Statement Concerning Rumors About
Recalled Lot of Influenza Vaccine." |
October 1, 2003 |
Update |
CDC
Update - 7:25 p.m. "Update:
Hepatitis A Outbreaks in Tennessee and Georgia." |
October 1, 2003 |
Advisory |
DHEC
Epi-Alert: Clinician Public Health Advisory -
9:00 a.m. "Update 1 - Increased Surveillance for Cases Associated
with a Multi-state, Foodborne Hepatits A Outbreak." |
September 26, 2003 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory - 9:15 p.m. "Multi-state, Foodborne Hepatits A Outbreak
- Tennesee, Georgia, September 2003." |
September 6, 2003 |
Update |
CDC
Update - 2:48 p.m. "Measles Outbreak in the Marshall Islands." |
July 2, 2003 |
Advisory
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DHEC
Epi-Alert: Clinician Public Health Advisory - 2:10 p.m. "Enterovirus
Echo 9 Meningitis in South Carolina." |
June 30, 2003 |
Advisory |
CDC
Advisory -
9:45 p.m. "Interim Guidance for the Removal of Quarantine Orders and the Euthanasia of Animals Affected by the Monkeypox Outbreak."
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June 11, 2003 |
Alert |
CDC
Alert -
7:00 p.m. "Interim Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
guidance for use of smallpox vaccine, cidofovir, and vaccinia immune
globulin (VIG) for prevention and treatment in the setting of an outbreak
monkeypox infections."
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June 7, 2003 |
Advisory |
CDC Advisory - 11:32 p.m. "Suspected Monkeypox-like Infections in Persons Having Contact with Prairie Dogs"
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May 20, 2003 |
Update |
SARS update - 9:08 p.m. "Updated Interim U.S. Case Definition for Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)"
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May 14, 2003 |
Advisory |
Interim Guidance for Institutions or Organizations Hosting
Persons Arriving in the United States from Areas with Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
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May 14, 2003 |
Advisory |
Interim Guidelines for Businesses and Other Organizations with Employees Returning to the United States from Areas with SARS
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April 20, 2003 |
Update |
SARS update - 6:30 p.m. "Updated Interim U.S. Case Definition of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)"
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April 18, 2003 |
Update |
SARS update - 6:45 p.m. "Recent Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Updates"
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March 29, 2003 |
Update |
SARS update - 5:00 p.m. "Updated Interim U.S. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Case Definition"
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March 29, 2003 |
Advisory |
SARS Advisory - 4:35 p.m. "Interim Guidance on Infection Control Precautions for Patients with Suspected Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Close Contacts in Households"
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March 22, 2003 |
Update |
SARS update - 6:18 p.m. "Interim US SARS Case Definition"
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March 22, 2003 |
Update |
SARS update - 5:06 p.m. "Preliminary Clinical Description of SARS"
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March 22, 2003 |
Update |
Interim Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines for Handling and Processing Specimens Associated with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
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March 20, 2003 |
Update |
Emergency Department Surveillance and Response Alert
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March 20, 2003 |
Advisory |
Emergency Department Surveillance and Response Alert
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March 17, 2003 |
Advisory |
Surveillance for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndromes (SARS) in Patients with recent travel to Asia or their close contacts |
