2018
- Disease Regulations Update – November 16 **VDH would like to offer clarification to the November 16th, 2018 clinician letter. In that letter, it identified that “the requirement that physicians and directors of medical facilities report influenza by number of cases (report total number per week and by type of influenza, if known) has been removed from the regulations”. This statement was not accurate. The only change regarding influenza reporting is that the list of conditions that shall be reported was modified to “Influenza, Confirmed”.
- Acute Flaccid Myelitis – November 8
2017
- Updates in Disease Reporting: New Online Reporting Method and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Requirement – December 5
- Zika Virus Update #9 – October 25
- Significant Increases in Syphilis Diagnoses in Virginia (2016-2017) – October 25
- Respiratory Illness Prevention and Control – September 12
- Zika Virus Update #8 – August 28
- Addiction Epidemic Update #2 – July 18
- Health Advisory: Potential for Falsely Low Blood Lead Test Results from LeadCare Analyzers – May 18
- Guidance to Providers Caring for Persons Exposed to Jet Fuel – May 18
- Tickborne Illness Update 2017 – May 10
- Zika Virus Update #7 – April 26
- Addiction Public Health Emergency: Update #1 – January 17
2016
- New HPV Recommendations and Update on Flu Activity in Virginia – December 6
- The Opioid Addiction Crisis is a Public Health Emergency in Virginia – November 21
- Updates to the Regulations for Disease Reporting – October 20
- Mycobacterium chimaera Infections and Stӧckert 3T Heater-Coolers – October 14
- Zika Virus Update #6 – October 4
- Zika Virus Update #5 – September 19
- Virginia Hepatitis A Cases Linked to Contaminated Frozen Strawberries from Egypt – August 19
- Zika Virus Update #4 – August 1
- Management Guidance for Zika Exposed Mothers and Babies – July 14
- Zika and Tickborne Illnesses Update – 2016 – July 6
- Significant Increases in Syphilis Diagnoses in Virginia – June 27
- Update #3 on Zika Virus – May 4
- Zika Virus Update #2 – March 30
- Zika Virus Update #1 – February 9
- Infectious Disease Update – Zika Virus, Influenza, and Norovirus – January 26
2015
- Reducing the Health Impacts of Drug Abuse and Addiction in Virginia – December 17
- Respiratory Illnesses – A Seasonal Update – October 13
- Opioid Overdose Risk Mitigation – August 31
- Update: Ebola, MERS-CoV and Travelers – June 18
- Tickborne Illnesses in Virginia: 2015 Update – June 3
- Emerging Illnesses Associated with Drugs of Abuse – May 6
- Electronic Nicotine Delivery System – Children and Teenagers – April 17
- Public health alert for health care providers in the Central Health Planning Region: Patients with atypical presentations after heroin use – March 26
- Measles Prevention – February 13
- Influenza Update – January 14
2014
- Preparing for Influenza in the Shadow of Ebola
- Commissioner’s Letter to Colleagues in Higher Education
- Ebola Virus Update #3
- Ebola Virus Update #2
- Ebola Virus Update
- Acute Neurologic Illness with Focal Limb Weakness of Unknown Etiology in Children
- Electronic Death Registration System (EDRS)
- Emerging Infections Update: Enterovirus D68
- Completion of Death Certificates
- Emerging Infections Update: Ebola Virus Disease
- Update on Emerging Arboviral Infections: Chikungunya Virus and Dengue Fever Infections
- Comparison of Chikungunya Virus Infection and Dengue Fever
- Tick-borne Diseases in Virginia
- Recommended Laboratory Assays for Select Tick-borne Diseases
- Mosquito-borne Viral Diseases in Virginia and among Travelers
- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the United States
- Health Commissioner Influenza Update January 2014
2013
- Update on Emerging Arboviral Infections: Chikungunya Virus and Dengue Fever InfectionsNewborn Screening
- Acute Hepatitis and Dietary Supplement
- Nationwide Shortages of Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) Antigen Solutions
- New Influenza and MERS-CoV Awareness
- ACIP Immunization Recommendations
- Possible Contamination of Frozen Berry Blend
- Measles Cases
- Lyme Disease in Virginia
- Mumps Infections
- Emerging Infections of Public Concern
- Virginia Clinicians’ Letter: Meningitis and Stroke Associated with Contaminated Product(March 7, 2013)
- Use of Isoniazid During Shortages
- VDH Guidelines for Use of Isoniazid During Shortages
- Influenza Vaccination Update
- Enhanced Public Health Surveillance During the Presidential Inauguration
2012
- Update: Fungal Infections Associated with Contaminated Product and CDC Recommendations Regarding
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Dec 21, 2012)
- Influenza Season 2012 – 2013
- Virginia Clinicians’ Letter: Update on Fungal Meningitis Associated with Contaminated Product (Nov 28, 2012)
- Epidemiology Update: Fungal Infections Associated with Contaminated Product
- Meningitis and Stroke Associated with Potentially Contaminated Product
- HAN Alert from CDC
- Aspergillus Meningitis
- Preparedness for Health Care Professionals
- Health Districts and DirectorsH3N2v Letter for Physicians
- H3N2v Letter for Health Care Professionals
- Emergency Preparedness
- Legislative Updates
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Hepatitis B/C Update
- Lyme Disease
- Advance Health Care Directive Registry
- Lo/Ovral Recall
- Cronobacter Illness in Infants
2011
- Americans Traveling Abroad
- Caring for Veterans Info for Health Care Professionals
- Influenza in Virginia
- Earthquake and Hurricane
- Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM)
- HIV Testing
- Death Certificate Regulations
- Please note the url for VDH: Death Certification – Your Final Act of Patient Care has changed.
- E. coli O104:H4, CDC Health Alert
- Measles
- Lyme Disease
- Radiation in Virginia
- Influenza Update, February 2011
2010