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Archive Subscribe to this page Alerts Public health officials are investigating a nationwide outbreak of Serratia marcescens bloodstream infections in patients receiving heparin and saline flushes from pre-filled syringes, 01/17/08 Advisories Increase in Pertussis: Recommendations on Diagnosis, Prevention, Treatment, 10/31/08 Influenza Vaccine for Health Care Personnel, 10/27/08 False-positive Results with a Commercially-Available West Nile Virus IgM ELISA Kit, 10/14/08 Possible Interference with Electronic Medical Devices, 8/07/08 Temporary Decrease in Human Rabies Vaccine Supplies, 6/20/08 CDC Alert on Adverse Effects Associated with Consuming “Total Body Formula” and “Total Body Mega Formula”, 4/14/08 Measles outbreaks in the United States: Public health preparedness, control and response in healthcare settings and the community, 4/03/08 CDC Alert on Ricin, 2/29/08 Influenza Antiviral Use for Persons at High Risk for Influenza Complications or Who Have Severe Influenza Illness, 2/29/08 Revised Directions for Using Rabies Immune Globulin (Human), HyperRAB™ S/D in Fixed Needle 2 mL Pre-filled Syringe, 2/27/08 Potential Health Effects Associated with Hydrazine and Satellite Reentry, 2/20/08 Influenza-Associated Pediatric Mortality and Staphylococcus aureus co-infection, 1/30/08 Updates Rabies Vaccine Supply is Limited, 08/22/08 FDA Heparin Product Recall, 05/12/08 Categories of Health Alert messages: Health Alert:  conveys the highest level of importance; warrants immediate action or attention. Health Advisory:  provides important information for a specific incident or situation; may not require immediate action. Health Update:  provides updated information regarding an incident or situation; unlikely to require immediate action. Contact: Health Alert Network Coordinator (402) 471-1996 david.lawton@dhhs.ne.gov Documents in PDF format require the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader which can be downloaded for free from Adobe Systems, Inc.