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Recents Alerts

• Preparing for and Responding to Hurricane Lee -
  September 15, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• U.S. CDC: Increased Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Activity in Parts of the Southeastern United States: New Prevention Tools Available to Protect Patients -
  September 8, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Recommendations for Diagnosing and Testing for Vibriosis -
  September 7, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Air Quality Alert -
  September 6, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• U.S. CDC: Important Updates on Locally Acquired Malaria Cases Identified in Florida, Texas, and Maryland -
  August 29, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Summer Influenza Testing and Specimen Submission Request -
  July 18, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Maine DEP issues an Air Quality Alert for Tuesday, July 18 -
  July 18, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Arbovirus Update for Healthcare Providers in Maine -
  July 10, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• U.S. CDC: Wildfire Smoke Exposure Poses Threat to At-Risk Populations -
  July 7, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Locally Acquired Malaria Cases Identified in the United States -
  June 30, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Maine DEP issues Air Quality Alert for Sunday, June 25 -
  June 24, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Elevated Animal Rabies Activity in Maine -
  June 8, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• U.S. CDC: Important Updates on Outbreak of Fungal Meningitis in U.S. Patients Who Underwent Surgical Procedures under Epidural Anesthesia in Matamoros, Mexico -
  June 2, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Canadian Wildfires Prompts Air Quality Advisory for Maine -
  May 30, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• COVID-19 Testing, Vaccines, Treatment, Reporting, Guidance, and Resources -
  May 22, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• U.S. CDC: Outbreak of Suspected Fungal Meningitis in U.S. Patients who Underwent Surgical Procedures under Epidural Anesthesia in Matamoros, Mexico -
  May 18, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• U.S. CDC: Potential Risk for New Mpox Cases -
  May 15, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• 2023 Lyme and Other Tickborne Disease Information -
  May 8, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Measles Exposure in Maine -
  May 5, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Health Risks from Browntail Moths -
  April 13, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Marburg Virus Disease Outbreaks in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania -
  April 7, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Pertussis Circulating in Maine -
  April 6, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Syphilis in Pregnant People -
  March 30, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Think. Test. Treat Tuberculosis (TB) in Maine -
  March 24, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• U.S. CDC: Increased Chikungunya Virus Activity in Paraguay and Associated Risk to Travelers -
  March 7, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• U.S. CDC: Measles Exposure at a Large Gathering in Kentucky (February 2023) and Global Measles Outbreaks -
  March 6, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Increase in Extensively Drug-Resistant Shigellosis in the United States -
  March 2, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Updates on Mpox Surveillance, Testing, Treatment, and Vaccination in Maine -
  February 28, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Gonorrhea with Resistance or Reduced Susceptibility to Multiple Antibiotics Identified in Massachusetts -
  February 7, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Outbreak of Extensively Drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Associated with Artificial Tears -
  February 3, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Evusheld No Longer Authorized for Emergency Use in the U.S. -
  January 26, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Case of Congenital Syphilis in Maine -
  January 18, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• U.S. CDC: Increase in Pediatric Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections -
  January 5, 2023 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Important Updates on COVID-19 Therapeutics for Treatment and Prevention -
  December 22, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Prioritize Antiviral Treatment of Influenza in the Setting of Reduced Availability of Oseltamivir -
  December 16, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Increase in Syphilis in Maine -
  December 15, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Elevated Influenza Activity in Maine -
  December 8, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Deauthorization of Bebtelovimab Treatment for COVID-19 -
  November 30, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• U.S. CDC: Update on Managing Monkeypox in Patients Receiving Therapeutics -
  November 21, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Elevated Rates of Hepatitis A Infection Linked to Ongoing Person-to-Person Transmission -
  November 15, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• U.S. CDC: Update on Ebola Virus Disease (Sudan ebolavirus) Outbreak in Central Uganda -
  November 10, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Change to Guidelines for Specimen Collection Tubes for Venous Whole Blood Lead Analyses -
  November 9, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• CDC: Increased Respiratory Virus Activity, Especially Among Children, Early in the 2022-2023 Fall and Winter -
  November 7, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• US CDC: Outbreak of Ebola virus disease (Sudan ebolavirus) in Central Uganda -
  October 7, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• U.S. CDC: Severe Manifestations of Monkeypox among People who are Immunocompromised Due to HIV or Other Conditions -
  October 3, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Severe Respiratory Illnesses Associated with Rhinoviruses and/or Enteroviruses Including EV-D68 -
  September 19, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Influenza Arrives in Maine -
  September 13, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Updates on Monkeypox Testing, Vaccination, and Treatment in Maine -
  September 7, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Varicella Testing and Reporting Recommendations -
  September 6, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Reminder to Report Cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis to Maine CDC -
  August 29, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Maine CDC Monkeypox Clinician Update Call TODAY + US CDC Update on Monkeypox in High-Risk Groups -
  August 4, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Arbovirus Update for Healthcare Providers -
  August 3, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Monkeypox Updates: Testing at Commercial Laboratories, Vaccination -
  July 28, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• COVID-19 Treatment Updates: Training Videos for Prescribers, Clinical Considerations, Prescribing Paxlovid, and Using Bebtelovimab -
  July 27, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• A DEP Air Quality Alert is in Effect for Sunday Along the Coast of Maine -
  July 23, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• U.S. CDC: Recent Reports of Human Parechovirus (PeV) in the United States -
  July 18, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Monkeypox Now a Reportable Condition in Maine -
  July 15, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• U.S. CDC: Updated Case-finding Guidance: Monkeypox Outbreak -
  June 16, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• COVID-19 Rebound After Paxlovid Treatment -
  May 26, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Maine CDC and US CDC: Monkeypox Virus Infection in the United States and Other Non-endemic Countries -
  May 23, 2022 - Advisory (PDF)  Monkeypox Information Sheet for Healthcare Facilities
• Updated Information on Availability and Use of Treatments for Outpatients with Mild to Moderate COVID-19 Who are at Increased Risk for Severe Outcomes of COVID-19 -
  May 11, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• 2022 Lyme and Other Tickborne Disease Information -
  May 9, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Health Risks from Browntail Moths -
  May 2, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Recommendations for Adenovirus Testing/Reporting of Children with Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Origin -
  April 22, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Increase in HIV Cases in Kennebec County, Maine -
  April 7, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Increasing Access to COVID-19 Therapies for Non-Hospitalized Patients -
  March 23, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Increase of Legionnaires' Disease Cases in York County -
  March 4, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Expanded Eligibility for COVID-19 Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for Patients with Moderate/Severe Immunocompromise -
  February 24, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Guidance and Recommendations -
  February 23, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Accessing COVID-19 Treatments for Non-hospitalized Patients -
  February 11, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• COVID-19 Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for Patients with Moderate/Severe Immunocompromise -
  February 7, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• COVID-19 Reporting Requirements -
  January 27, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Expanded U.S. FDA Approval of Remdesivir for COVID-19 Treatment -
  January 24, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Update to Standing Order for COVID-19 Testing -
  January 21, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• COVID-19 Surveillance Definition Changes -
  January 19, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Update on COVID-19 Therapeutics -
  January 7, 2022 - Maine CDC - Evusheld Tiers and Contacts  Advisory (PDF)
• US CDC: Using Therapeutics to Prevent and Treat COVID-19 -
  January 3, 2022 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Rapid Increase of Omicron Variant Infections in the United States: Management of Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure -
  December 27, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Reporting Urgent Notifiable Conditions by Telephone -
  December 9, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• U.S. CDC: Increasing Seasonal Influenza A(H3N2) Activity, Especially Among Young Adults and in College and University Settings, During SARS-CoV-2 Co-Circulation -
  November 30, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Tickborne Illness Risk Remains High Amid Record Numbers of Reported Anaplasmosis and Babesiosis Cases -
  November 23, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Expanded Eligibility of COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots for All Adults 18 and Up -
  November 17, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Pertussis and Other Childhood Respiratory Illnesses Circulating in Maine -
  November 15, 2021 - Advisory (PDF)  Common Respiratory Illnesses Chart
• Extending the Use of Rapid Antigen Testing Supplies -
  November 12, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Influenza Arrives in Maine -
  November 4, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Booster Doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine -
  September 24, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• US CDC: Rapid Increase in Ivermectin Prescriptions and Reports of Severe Illness Associated with Use of Products Containing Ivermectin to Prevent or Treat COVID-19 -
  August 27, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Increased Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Activity in Maine -
  August 16, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Use of an additional mRNA COVID-19 vaccine dose after an initial 2-dose primary mRNA COVID-19 vaccine series for immunocompromised people -
  August 14, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Maine DEP Issues Air Quality Alert for Thursday, August 12th -
  August 12, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Health Risks from Extreme Heat this Week -
  August 11, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Cluster of Legionellosis Cases - Greater Bangor Area -
  August 5, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Varicella Testing and Reporting Recommendations -
  August 3, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Standing Order for COVID-19 Testing -
  July 1, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Human Powassan Case and Arbovirus Update for Healthcare Providers in Maine -
  June 29, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Changes to HETL COVID-19 Testing Operational Schedule -
  June 21, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Maine DEP Issues Air Quality Alert for Monday, June 7, 2021 -
  June 7, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Acute Hepatitis A Case in a Food Service Worker in Eastport, Maine -
  May 27, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Cases of Myocarditis/Pericarditis Following COVID-19 Vaccination -
  May 26, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• 2021 Lyme and Other Tickborne Disease Information -
  May 3, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Health Risks from Browntail Moths -
  April 28, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Cases of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia after Receipt of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine -
  April 13, 2021 - Alert (PDF) 
• Acute Hepatitis A Case in a Food Service Worker in Orono, Maine -
  March 24, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Notifiable Diseases and Conditions Rule Update, Re-Instatement of Requirement to Submit SARS-CoV-2 Samples -
  February 17, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Campylobacteriosis Outbreak Associated with Raw Milk from New Hampshire Farm -
  February 12, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• UPDATED: COVID-19 Updates: Quarantine and Testing -
  February 2, 2021 - Advisory (PDF)  Updates and Clarifications to ?COVID-19 Updates: Quarantine and Testing? Advisory from 1/27/21
• Influenza Arrives in Maine -
  February 1, 2021 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Adverse Event Related to Vaccination with Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine -
  December 24, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Influenza Testing Reminder -
  December 23, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• COVID-19 Vaccination Training and Education -
  December 14, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Changes to Maine CDC's Quarantine Policy -
  December 4, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Acute Hepatitis A Case in a Food Service Worker in Dover-Foxcroft -
  November 19, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Acute Hepatitis A Case in a Food Service Worker in Bangor, Maine -
  November 3, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak Linked to Raw Milk from Maine Farm -
  October 22, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Flavivirus Case in a Maine Resident -
  October 21, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Acute Hepatitis A Case in a Food Service Worker in Rockwood, Maine -
  September 30, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• COVID-19 Testing Updates - September 2020 -
  September 8, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Acute Hepatitis A Case in a Food Service Worker in Saco, Maine -
  September 1, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Changes to U.S. CDC COVID-19 Guidance -
  July 24, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Human Arbovirus Update for Healthcare Providers in Maine -
  July 20, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Serious Adverse Health Events Associated with Methanol-based Hand Sanitizers -
  July 7, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• COVID-19 Testing at HETL -
  June 30, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Hepatitis A Increase in Maine -
  June 19, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Acute Hepatitis A Case in a Food Service Worker in Saco, Maine -
  June 5, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Universal Testing in Congregate Living Settings -
  May 23, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Increased COVID-19 Testing Capacity at Maine CDC Laboratory -
  May 18, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• 2020 Lyme and Other Tickborne Disease Information -
  May 13, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome Potentially Associated with COVID-19 -
  May 11, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Health Risks from Browntail Moths -
  May 5, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Testing for COVID-19 - Antibody Testing -
  May 1, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Temporary Updates to the Notifiable Diseases and Conditions List - SARS CoV-2 and COVID-19 Deaths -
  April 22, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Updated Guidance for COVID-19: Prioritization of Testing and Discontinuation of Home Isolation -
  March 19, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Updated Guidance for COVID-19 Testing -
  March 16, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Actions to Take Now for Community Transmission of COVID-19 -
  March 15, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• First Presumptive COVID-19 Case in Maine -
  March 12, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• COVID-19 Updated U.S. CDC Guidance -
  March 12, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Preparing for Community Transmission of COVID-19 in Maine -
  March 9, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Updated COVID-19 Testing Criteria -
  March 5, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Updated COVID-19 Patients Under Investigation (PUI) Criteria -
  February 28, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Influenza-Associated Pediatric Death -
  February 19, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Maine CDC Encourages Providers to Obtain Vaccine and Vaccinate At-Risk Populations for Hepatitis A -
  February 13, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Update and Interim Guidance on Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) -
  February 4, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Increase in Suspected Unintentional Overdoses in Cumberland County -
  February 1, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Updated Definition for Patients Under Investigation (PUI) for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) -
  January 31, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Update and Guidance on Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) -
  January 21, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Lead Poisonings Requiring Medical Chelation Treatment -
  January 16, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Widespread Influenza Activity in Maine -
  January 7, 2020 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Vaping-associated Pulmonary Illness - Reporting Now Required -
  October 3, 2019 - Advisory (PDF)  Disease Reporting Form
• Influenza Arrives in Maine -
  September 27, 2019 - Advisory (PDF) 
• "Start of Influenza Season" Conference Call Agenda -
  September 23, 2019 - Agenda 
• Maine Reports a Case of Lung Illness Related to E-Cigarette Use -
  September 20, 2019 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Eastern Equine Encephalitis Positive Horse -
  September 3, 2019 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Severe Pulmonary Disease Associated with Using E-Cigarette Products -
  August 30, 2019 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Vaping-associated Pulmonary Illness - Call for Cases -
  August 21, 2019 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Cases of Varicella (Chickenpox) Associated with the Portland Expo Center -
  August 3, 2019 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Human Powassan Case -
  July 24, 2019 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Increase in Legionellosis Cases - Greater Bangor Area, Penobscot County -
  July 12, 2019 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Maine CDC Update on Portland Expo Operations -
  July 3, 2019 -  
• Human Arbovirus Information for Healthcare Providers in Maine -
  July 2, 2019 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Maine CDC Hepatitis A Update -
  June 28, 2019 - Update (Doc) 
• Maine CDC Hepatitis A Update -
  June 21, 2019 - Update (Doc) 
• Maine CDC Hepatitis A Update -
  June 18, 2019 - Update (Doc) 
• Acute Hepatitis A Case in a Food Service Worker in Presque Isle, Maine -
  June 14, 2019 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Meningococcal Disease Case at Wiscasset Middle High School -
  June 12, 2019 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Maine CDC Health Update -
  June 11, 2019 -  
• No new cases of Measles or Hepatitis A -
  June 5, 2019 - Advisory (DOC) 
• Health Risks from Browntail Moths -
  May 29, 2019 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Confirmed Measles Case in Maine -
  May 21, 2019 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Hepatitis A in Caribou Update -
  May 21, 2019 -  
• Acute Hepatitis A Case in a Food Service Worker in Caribou, Maine -
  May 17, 2019 - Advisory (PDF) 
• 2019 Lyme and other Tickborne Disease Information -
  May 7, 2019 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Viral Hepatitis Awareness Month: Information for Clinicians -
  May 7, 2019 - Advisory (PDF) 
• MMR Guidance -
  May 3, 2019 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Influenza-Associated Pediatric Death -
  April 9, 2019 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Influenza Season Continues with Widespread Activity in Maine -
  April 4, 2019 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Measles Exposure in Two Healthcare Offices in Maine -
  April 2, 2019 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Rabies Positive Bat in Bangor Potentially Exposes Several Individuals -
  March 22, 2019 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Confirmed Mumps Case in Maine -
  March 15, 2019 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Measles Recommendations and Current Situation in Maine -
  March 8, 2019 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Widespread Influenza Activity in Maine -
  January 30, 2019 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Confirmed Hepatitis A Case in an Individual Who Stayed in Portland Shelters -
  October 29, 2018 - Alert (PDF)  Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Maintaining Vigilance for Acute Flaccid Myelitis Cases -
  October 25, 2018 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Pertussis Update in Maine -
  October 24, 2018 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Early Start to Influenza Season in Maine -
  September 7, 2018 - Advisory (PDF) 
• Dramatic Increases in Cases of Syphilis and Gonorrhea -
  September 5, 2018 - Advisory (PDF) 

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