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HAN Message Archives

The HAN messages below were either created by DPHHS and sent out to County/Tribal Health Agencies in Montana or they were messages that The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) forwarded from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that could potentially affect Montana residents. The link to CDC's HAN Archives is provided here.

Montana DPHHS HAN Messages

2008

DPHHS HAN Advisory 20080415: CDC Alert on Adverse Effects Associated with Consuming "Total Body Formula" and "Total Body Mega Formula"

DPHHS HAN ADVISORY 20080403: Measles Outbreaks in the United States: Public health preparedness, control and response in healthcare settings and the community

DPHHS HAN Advisory 20080314: Increase Pertussis Activity & Press Release

• Pertussis Release

DPHHS HAN Advisory 20080303: CDC Health Advisory on Ricin

DPHHS HAN Advisory 20080229: Influenza Antiviral Use for Persons at High Risk for Influenza Complications or Who Have Severe Influenza Illness

DPHHS HAN Advisory 20080227: Important Safety Information -- Revised Directions for Using Rabies Immune Globulin (Human), HyperRABT S/D in Fixed Needle 2 mL Pre-filled Syringe

DPHHS HAN Advisory 20080220: Potential Health Effects Associated with Hydrazine and Satellite Re-entry

DPHHS HAN Advisory 20080131: Influenza-Associated Pediatric Mortality and Staphylococcus aureus Co-infection

2007

DPHHS HAN Advisory 20071231 - International Traveler - MDRTB

DPHHS HAN Advisory 20071213: Voluntary Recall of Certain Lots of PedvaxHIB and COMVAX

DPHHS HAN Advisory 20071130: First Cases of Influenza in Montana

DPHHS HAN Advisory 20071024: New Recommendations for Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) Post-exposure Prophylaxis

DPHHS HAN Advisory 20070827: Hepatitis A - Possible California Exposures

DPHHS HAN Advisory 20070801: The Department of Environmental Quality monitors air quality for the State of Montana

DPHHS HAN Update 20070731: New Information on the Outbreak of Botulism Associated with Canned Chili

• This is an update on recent activity and press releases issued since July 25
• Castleberry recall with as many salvager and food bank organizations as possible
• Casleberry Audit
• Botulism Recall

DPHHS HAN Advisory 20070723: Outbreak of Botulism Associated with Canned Chili

DPHHS HAN Advisory 20070529: Early Report of Serious Eye Infections Associated with Soft Contact Lens Solution

DPHHS HAN Info Service Message 20070522: Travel-Related Measles Exposure

DPHHS HAN Advisory 20070511: Influenza-Associated Pediatric Mortality and the Increase of Staphylococcus aureus Co-infection in the U.S.

DPHHS HAN Advisory 20070215: FDA Consumption Warning: Peanut Butter and Salmonella Tennessee

DPHHS HAN Info Service Message 20070205: Interim guidance on the use of non-pharmaceutical interventions to mitigate an influenza pandemic

2006

DPHHS HAN Info Service Message 20061115: National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) November 27th - December 3rd, 2006

DPHHS HAN Info Service Message 20060921: Talking points Low-path H5N1 in wild Montana birds

DPHHS HAN Infor Service Message 20060915: Multi-state outbreak of E. coli O157:H7

DPHHS HAN Info Service Message 20060503: Norovirus Control Guidelines from DPHHS

• Guidelines for the Control of Suspected or Confirmed Outbreaks
• Noro-Factsheet
• Noro-Questions and Answers

DPHHS HAN Advisory 20060310: Potentially contaminated foods delivered to schools throughout the state

• Food Recall 3-8-06
• REVISED-Ammonia Recall-Schools
• OPI Note

DPHHS HAN Advisory 20060228A: Notice of Potential Varicella Exposure- Wrestling Meets held 2/25/06 in Lewistown and Malta

• Varicella Information

DPHHS HAN Info Service Message 20060222: CDC Update 00241 - Inhalation Anthrax Case in Pennsylvania

DPHHS HAN Info Service Message 20060105: Information on HAN Deliverables

DPHHS HAN Info Service Message 20060125: New information on E-mail Worm Virus

2005

DPHHS HAN Advisory 20051109: Montana's first confirmed case of influenza

DPHHS HAN Info Service Message 20050930: Instructions for Identifying and Protecting Displaced Children (Katrina)

DPHHS HAN Update 20050920A: All Children 18 And Under Displaced By Hurricane Katrina Are Eligible To Receive VFC Vaccinations

DPHHS HAN Advisory 20050909A: Montana Public Health Response to Evacuees: Acknowledge Receipt of Message

DPHHS HAN Info Service Message 20050906B: Montana Immunization Recommendations/Donations Helpline

DPHHS HAN Info Service Message 20050310: CDC Advisory 00237 - FDA and CDC Issue Alert on Menactra Meningococcal Vaccine and Guillain Barre Syndrome