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Alerts
Advisories
- Advisory #3: Risk Factors that Contributed to HIV Outbreaks in Massachusetts are Present in New York City
- Advisory #1: Influenza Advisory
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Alerts Archive
2018
- Alert #39: Update on Measles Outbreak in New York City in the Orthodox Jewish Community
- Alert #38: Measles Outbreak in New York City in the Orthodox Jewish Community
- Alert #37: Investigation of a Legionnaires’ disease Cluster in Lower Washington Heights, Manhattan
- Alert #33: Heat Health Advisory
- Alert #30: Heat Health Advisory
- Alert #27: Heat Health Advisory
- Alert #21: Heat Health Advisory
- Alert #17: Heat Health Advisory
- Alert #15: Investigation of a Legionnaires’ disease Cluster in Lower Washington Heights, Manhattan
- Alert #14: West Nile Virus: Detection of First Human Case and Positive Mosquito Pools in 2018
- Alert #13: Heat Health Advisory
- Alert #10: Test for Legionella in Adults with Pneumonia
2017
- Alert #37: Cluster of Synthetic Cannabinoid (K2)-Related Adverse Events and Emergency Department Visits, New York City
- Alert #36: Recognizing Invasive Meningococcal Disease in an Era of Declining Incidence
- Alert #34: UPDATE: Increase in Cases of Hepatitis A among Men Who Have Sex with Men 40 New Cases among Men Who Have Sex with Men since March 2017
- Alert #29: CORRECTION: Heat Health Advisory
- Alert #20: West Nile Virus
- Alert #18: Increase in Cyclospora Diarrheal Disease
- Alert #17: Heat Health Advisory
- Alert #15: Heat Health Advisory
- Alert #13: Outbreak of Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Infections following Cosmetic Surgery Performed in the Dominican Republic
- Alert #12: Investigation of a Cluster of Legionnaires’ Disease in the Lenox Hill area of Manhattan
- Alert #6: Increase in Cases of Hepatitis A among Men Who Have Sex with Men
- Alert #4: New Case of Neonatal Herpes Infection Reported Following Ritual Jewish ircumcision
- Alert #3: Leptospirosis Cluster in the Concourse area of the Bronx
2016
- Alert #52: Update on Avian Influenza A H7N2 Infection in Cats in NYC Shelters
- Alert #51: Avian Influenza A H7N2 Infections in Cats at the Manhattan Animal Care Center Shelter
- Alert #50: Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome in New York City Infants and Important Information Regarding Zika Virus Testing
- Alert #49: Potential Breakthrough HIV Infection in Patient on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
- Alert #48: New Recommendation: Conduct Routine Testing for Zika Virus through Commercial Laboratories
- Alert #46: Evaluation and Management of Infants with Possible Congenital Zika Virus Infection
- Alert #42: Heat Health Advisory
- Alert #41: Increasing Antimicrobial Resistance of Shigella among Men Who Have Sex with Men in NYC
- Alert #33: Heat Health Advisory
- Alert #32: Gonorrhea with Reduced Susceptibility to Azithromycin Increasing in New York City
- Alert #28: Detecting Zika Virus Transmission in New York City
- Alert #23: West Nile Virus
- Alert #22: Heat Health Advisory
- Alert #21: Heat Health Advisory
- Alert #19: Heat Health Advisory
- Alert #14: Syphilis is increasing among women of child-bearing age in New York City, 2016
- Alert #13: Invasive Streptococcus Pyogenes in Children
- Alert #12: Varicella in New York City
- Alert #7: New Process for Ordering Zika Virus Testing
2015
- Alert #45: Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak in East Bronx: Likely Source Identified
- Alert #42: urveillance for Acute Flaccid Myelitis
- Alert #40: Pertussis in New York City
- Alert #38: Legionnaires' Disease Cluster in East Bronx
- Alert #30: Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak in South Bronx Contained; Source Identified
- Alert #24: Clinical Management of Respiratory Illness in the South Bronx
- Alert #21: Increase in Legionnaire’s Disease in the Bronx
- Alert #20: Heat Health Advisory
- Alert #16: Heat Health Advisory
- Alert #15: Imported Brucellosis
- Alert #14: West Nile Virus
- Alert #11: Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Men Who Have Sex with Men
- Alert #9: Pertussis in New York City
- Alert #8: Increase in Legionnaires' Disease in Queens
- Alert #6: Hepatitis A Associated with Travel to Tulum, Mexico
- Alert #5: Outbreak of Tuberculosis in Sunset Park, Brooklyn
- Alert #3: Emergency Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Can Prevent HIV Infection
- Alert #1: Possible Increase in Legionnaire's Disease in the Bronx
Advisories Archive
2018
- Advisory #36: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Queens
- Advisory #35: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Bronx and Queens
- Advisory #34: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Bronx and Queens
- Advisory #32: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Queens
- Advisory #31: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Manhattan and Staten Island
- Advisory #29: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Bronx & Brooklyn
- Advisory #28: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Brooklyn and Queens
- Advisory #26: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Staten Island
- Advisory #25: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Queens
- Advisory #24: Update on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
- Advisory #23: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Brooklyn
- Advisory #22: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Staten Island
- Advisory #20: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Staten Island
- Advisory #19: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Queens and Staten Island
- Advisory #18: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Bronx
- Advisory #16: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in the Bronx
- Advisory #12: Celebrate NYC Pride by Offering Guidelines-Based Preventive Services to Men and Transgender Persons Who Have Sex with Men
- Advisory #11: Bicillin L-A (Penicillin G Benzathine) Shortage Resolved
- Advisory #9: Help Prevent Heat-Related Illness and Death among At-Risk Patients
- Advisory #8: Tickborne Disease Advisory
- Advisory #7: Cluster of Synthetic Cannabinoid (K2)-Related Adverse Events and Emergency Department Visits, New York City
- Advisory #6: Elevated Levels of Mercury in Certain Skin-Lightening Creams and Medicated Soaps
- Advisory #6: Elevated Levels of Mercury in Certain Skin-Lightening Creams and Medicated Soaps
- Advisory #5: Largest Increase in Tuberculosis Cases Since 1992
- Advisory #4: Health Department reminds providers to prepare patients with asthma for spring pollen season
- Advisory #3: Influenza Advisory
- Advisory #2: Influenza Advisory
- Advisory #1: Influenza Advisory
2017
- Advisory #37: Updated Guidance for the Evaluation and Management of Pregnant Women and Infants with Possible Zika Virus Exposure
- Advisory #35: Elevated Levels of Mercury in Faiza No. 1 Beauty Cream
- Advisory #33: Health Department reminds health care providers to help children prepare for the fall asthma season
- Advisory #32: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Brooklyn and Queens
- Advisory #31: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in The Bronx
- Advisory #30: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Queens and Staten Island
- Advisory #28: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Queens
- Advisory #27: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Brooklyn
- Advisory #26: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Bronx and Queens
- Advisory #25: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Brooklyn
- Advisory #24: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Staten Island and Queens
- Advisory #23: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Brooklyn and Queens
- Advisory #22: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Brooklyn
- Advisory #21: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Staten Island
- Advisory #19: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Queens and Staten Island
- Advisory #16: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Queens and Staten Island
- Advisory #14: Tick-borne Disease Advisory
- Advisory #11: Celebrate NYC Pride by Offering Guidelines-Based Preventive Services to Men and Transgender Individuals Who Have Sex with Men
- Advisory #10: Presence of Fentanyl in Cocaine Contributing to Increase in Drug Overdose Deaths
- Advisory #9: Ongoing Risk of Zika Virus-Related Birth Defects Related to Travel to Areas with Active Zika Virus Transmission
- Advisory #8: Help Prevent Heat-Related Illness and Death Among At-Risk Patients
- Advisory #7: Bicillin-LA shortage continues
- Advisory #5: Health Department reminds providers to prepare patients with asthma for spring pollen season
- Advisory #2: Zika Diagnostic Laboratory Updates
- Advisory #1: Influenza Advisory
2016
- Advisory #47: Increase in drug overdoses deaths linked to increased presence of fentanyl in New York City
- Advisory #45: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Control Aedes albopictus and Culex Mosquitoes in Brooklyn
- Advisory #44: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Control Aedes albopictus and Culex Mosquitoes in the Bronx and Staten Island
- Advisory #43: First Human Case of West Nile Viral Disease in NYC in 2016
- Advisory #40: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Control Aedes albopictus and Culex Mosquitoes in Queens
- Advisory #39: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Control Aedes albopictus and Culex Mosquitoes in Brooklyn and Queens
- Advisory #38: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Control Aedes albopictus and Culex Mosquitoes in Staten Island and Queens
- Advisory #37: New Zika Virus Testing Policy in New York City
- Advisory #36: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Control Aedes albopictus and Culex Mosquitoes in Brooklyn and Queens
- Advisory # 35: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Control AEDES ALBOPICTUS and CULEX Mosquitoes in Manhattan and Queens
- Advisory #34: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Control Aedes Albopictus mosquitoes in the Bronx
- Advisory #30: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Control Aedes Albopictus mosquitoes in Staten Island and the Bronx
- Advisory #29: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Staten Island and Queens
- Advisory #26: Tick-borne Disease Advisory
- Advisory #25: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Staten Island
- Advisory #24: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Control Aedes Albopictus mosquitoes in Queens
- Advisory #20: Increase in synthetic cannabinoid (K2)-related adverse events and emergency department visits, New York City
- Advisory #18: Test for Legionella in Adults with Pneumonia
- Advisory #17: Use of Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF® assay in making decisions to discontinue airborne infection isolation of patients suspected with infectious tuberculosis
- Advisory #16: Update on Zika Virus Infection in New York City
- Advisory #15: Interim Zika Virus Update
- Advisory #14: Help Prevent Heat-Related Illness and Death Among At-Risk Patients
- Advisory #11: New Zika Virus Clinical Guidance Available
- Advisory #10: Expedited Partner Therapy is an Exception to the Electronic Prescribing Mandate
- Advisory #9: Bicillin-LA (benzathine penicillin G) shortage
- Advisory #8: Increase in drug overdoses deaths and increased presence of fentanyl in New York City
- Advisory #6: Elevated Levels of Lead and Mercury in “Emperor’s Tea Pill”
- Advisory #5: Diagnostic Testing for Zika Virus and Interpretation of Results
- Advisory #4: How to Obtain Zika Virus Testing at the New York City Public Health Laboratory
- Advisory #3: Testing and Reporting Persons with Possible Zika Virus Infection
- Advisory #2: Management of Pregnant Women with Travel to Areas Affected by the Zika Virus Outbreak
- Advisory #1: Microcephaly Associated with Zika Virus
2015
- Advisory #46: Update On Ebola Viral Disease –Guinea declared Ebola free on December 30
- Advisory #44: Update On Ebola Viral Disease –Sierra Leone declared Ebola free on November 7
- Advisory #43: Death Associated with Purported Aphrodisiac ‘Stone’ Can Cause Serious Poisoning and Death
- Advisory # 37: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Queens and Brooklyn
- Advisory # 36: Increase in synthetic cannabinoid (K2)-related adverse events and emergency department visits, New York City
- Advisory #35: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in The Bronx
- Advisory #33: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Staten Island
- Advisory #31: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in The Bronx
- Advisory # 29: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Queens
- Advisory # 28: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Brooklyn
- Advisory # 27: First Human Case of West Nile Viral Disease in NYC in 2015
- Advisory # 26: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Queens on August 17
- Advisory # 25: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Queens
- Advisory #22: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Staten Island
- Advisory #19: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Staten Island
- Advisory #18 Elevated Levels of Arsenic, Lead, and Mercury in Certain Ayurvedic Medications from India
- Advisory #17: Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Staten Island
- dvisory #13: Update On Ebola Viral Disease
- Advisory #12: Tick-borne Disease Advisory
- Advisory #10: Update on Middle East Respiratory SyndromeAdvisory
- Advisory #7: Prevent Heat-Related Illness and Death Among At-Risk Patients
- Advisory #4: Antiviral Treatment for Influenza Infection
- Advisory #2: Influenza AdvisoryRecent Press Releases