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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to inform clinicians and public health departments in the United States about two confirmed outbreaks of Marburg virus disease (MVD)—one in Equatorial Guinea and one in Tanzania. Currently, there is no evidence to suggest that these two…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been monitoring an increase in extensively drug-resistant (XDR)Shigellainfections (shigellosis) reported through national surveillance systems [1].In 2022, about 5% ofShigellainfections reported to CDC were caused by XDR strains, compared with 0% in 2015. Clinicians treating patients…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory about infections with an extensively drug-resistant strain of Verona Integron-mediated Metallo-β-lactamase (VIM) and Guiana-Extended Spectrum-β-Lactamase (GES)-producing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (VIM-GES-CRPA) in 12…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to notify clinicians and public health authorities of a recent increase in pediatric invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infections. In November 2022, CDC was notified of a possible increase in iGAS infections among children at a…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to provide updates on recent variant1influenza virus infections and summarize CDC’s recommendations for identification, treatment, and prevention of variant influenza virus infection for the summer and fall of…
Since May 2022, monkeypox cases, which have historically been rare in the United States, have been identified in 18 states and territories among both persons returning from international travel and their close contacts domestically. Globally, more than 1,600 cases have been reported from more than 30 countries; the case count continues to rise daily. In the United States,…
The United States government has developed a program entitled Uniting for Ukraine (U4U) to support Ukrainians who have been displaced from their homes due to the war. Due to the high burden of tuberculosis (TB) in Ukraine, parolees are being advised that they need to get an evaluation and screening for TB within 2 weeks of arrival into United…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to update healthcare providers, public health departments, and the public about the availability and use of recommended therapies for COVID-19 and to advise against using unproven treatments that have known or potential harms for…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to notify clinicians and public health authorities of a cluster of children identified with hepatitis and adenovirus infection. In November 2021, clinicians at a large children’s hospital in Alabama notified CDC of five pediatric…
Healthcare providers, please review the March 10, 2022 VDH Health Commissioner COVID-19 update which contains important information about:
CDC COVID-19 Community Levels COVID-19 Therapeutics Consideration of…The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends urgent action to increase Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination among people who are pregnant, recently pregnant (including those who are lactating), who are trying to become pregnant now, or who might become pregnant in the future. CDC strongly recommends COVID-19…
Effective July 1, 2021, children will now require four additional vaccines for school entry. The first day of school for Fairfax County Public Schools is August 23rd. Rotavirus vaccine, meningococcal conjugate vaccine, hepatitis A vaccine, and human papillomavirus vaccine are now required vaccines for school entry. This new legislation brings…
On April 18, Fairfax County and all Virginia began offering COVID-19 vaccination to Phase 2 individuals (all persons 16 years old and older). Reaching countywide coverage levels consistent with herd immunity requires continuing to mobilize people to schedule their vaccination and addressing vaccine hesitancy. Research and experience consistently…
Per the CDC HAN on April 13, 2021 (Cases of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia after Receipt of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine) and the emergency meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, the CDC and FDA are recommending a pause in the use of the Johnson and…
On December 2, 2020, the CDC released Options to Reduce Quarantine for Contacts of Persons with…
VDH released a new algorithm for when a child should be excluded from school or childcare, what care and further evaluation for COVID-19 should be pursued, and when the child can return to the school or childcare setting (...
On October 2, 2020, the Virginia Department of Health released a letter to clinicians as part of theirplanning for the possibility of COVID-19 vaccination.
"Dear Colleague:
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has begun diligently planning for the possibility of COVID-19 vaccination. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has…
October 1st marks the beginning of influenza season surveillance. The 2019-2020 influenza season included 19 weeks of widespread activity before dropping dramatically in April coinciding with measures that were instituted to combat COVID-19. This flu season will require even more rigorous measures to strengthen surveillance and preventive…
RT-PCR is the gold-standard viral diagnostic test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. FDA has issued Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) for four test systems to detect SARS-CoV-2 antigens from respiratory swab specimens. These tests offer rapid, point-of-care diagnosis. The CDC recently released interim guidance for rapid antigen…
The Virginia Department of Health released a letter to clinicians ahead of theapproaching acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) season. The letter providesresources for evaluating and reporting a suspect case.
AFM is a rare but serious illness for which there is no known definitive treatment or means of prevention. It is most commonly seen in young children, the…
On July 1, Virginia entered Phase 3 of reopening. To avoid the resurgence of disease experienced in many other states and contributing to record numbers of new infections, two actions are critical: 1) Individuals must maintain protective behaviors; and 2) Persons who have fever and/or symptoms consistent with COVID-19 must be tested. A positive…
• The CDC clinical criteria to guide evaluation of persons under investigation (PUI) for COVID-19 has been updated (02/27/2020), https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-criteria.html
• Healthcare providers should immediately notify both…
• As of January 22, hundreds of confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV have been identified in China with several deaths. Travel associated cases have been identified in Thailand, Japan and South Korea, and one case has been identified in the United States in the state of Washington in a person reporting travel from Wuhan City.
• Coronaviruses…
• On October 11, 2019, CDC released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) titled, "Update- Interim Guidance for Health Care Providers Evaluating and Caring for Patients with Suspected E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use Associated Lung Injury – United States, October 2019." (...
• A significant increase in the number of reported cyclosporiasis cases have been seen in the National Capital Region (NCR) since mid-June 2019. The Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD) has identified seven confirmed cases since that time; the annual average number of reported cases is two per year (over the past five years).
• A…
• Fairfax County Health Department is conducting an outbreak investigation at Greenspring, a long-term care facility with assisted living and skilled nursing care, in Springfield, VA.
• Since June 30, 2019, 55 out of the 263 residents assisted living and skilled nursing care have become ill with respiratory symptoms ranging from upper…
• A suspected measles case has been identified in Northern Virginia associated with international travel. The suspect case is known to have visited a health care facility in Fairfax County during their infectious period.
• The Fairfax County Health Department is conducting an investigation and is contacting people known to have been…
From January 1 to April 19, 2019, 626 individual cases of measles have been confirmed in 22 states. This is the second most cases for any year since measles elimination was declared in 2000.
No confirmed cases of measles have occurred in Virginia this year. However, three cases were identified in Maryland in the last month, increasing…
Health advisory providing information about updated recommendations for pediatric tuberculosis testing, Latent TB Infection (LTBI) treatment and Rifampin dosing in the 2018 American Academy of Pediatrics Red Book.
Fairfax County Health Department has identified the first reported human case of West Nile Virus disease in 2018 in the Fairfax Health District.
Fairfax County Health Department is recommending that long-term care facilities take action to prevent influenza outbreaks, including exclusion of ill visitors and staff, rigorous hand hygiene and cough etiquette, vaccination, and appropriate diagnosis and case management.
Fairfax County Health Department is recommending anyone who received dental care by an unlicensed provider to see their health care provider to be tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV, which are all spread through blood exposure.
Fairfax County flu reporting requirements and resources for health care professionals.
Health care providers are required to report both lab-confirmed and clinically suspect cases of leptospirosis to their local health department.
Fairfax County Health Department issues health advisory providing an Acute Flaccid Myelitis update on November 20, 2018.
The Virginia Department of Health has added Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) to the Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control List. Diagnoses of LTBI are now required to be reported in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
