The Maine Public Drinking Water Commission is responsible for annually reviewing and approving the drinking water fee. Due to increasing programmatic costs, the Commission has approved an Annual Drinking Water Fee increase for the first time since 2019.
The Maine CDC is pleased to announce that we have added new functionalities to our Tuberculosis (TB) reporting system. Providers are instructed to submit TB referrals and physician orders only using the online reporting form and discontinue submitting information by phone, email or fax. Providers were instructed in January that the switch to the online reporting form would occur.
Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEE), West Nile virus (WNV), and Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV) are all mosquito-borne viruses endemic to Maine. These infections can result in severe neurological disease and may be fatal. This advisory is intended to alert clinicians to the risk of human arboviral disease activity in Maine and provide information on prevention, testing, and reporting.
Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEE), West Nile virus (WNV), and Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV) are all mosquito-borne viruses endemic to Maine. These infections can result in severe neurological disease and may be fatal. This advisory is intended to alert clinicians to the risk of human arboviral disease activity in Maine and provide information on prevention, testing, and reporting.
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) updated Maine's Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions Rule (10-144 CMR Chapter 258). The amended rule went into effect on June 4, 2025. This rule includes the Notifiable Diseases and Conditions List, which specifies the diseases and conditions that clinicians and clinical laboratories are required to report to the Maine CDC.
Ongoing measles outbreak activity across North America poses an ongoing risk of measles infection to people living in or visiting areas with measles transmission. Unvaccinated individuals are at the highest risk of infection. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC) provides additional vaccination considerations for persons traveling outside of the U.S. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) recommendations for persons traveling within the U.S.
