Health Alert Network

When an event threatens the health of Wisconsinites, fast, efficient, and reliable communication to those responding to the event can prevent illness and save lives.

Wisconsin’s Health Alert Network (HAN) enables public health staff, tribal governments, health care providers, emergency workers, and others to exchange reliable information as the situation evolves.

This webpage hosts the HAN messages that have gone out in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Find guidance and resources for partners in a variety of health care settings on our COVID-19: Guidance for Health Care Partners webpage.

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Health and residential care providers should sign up for the Health Alert Network to receive email notices on COVID-19 as the situation continues to evolve.

 

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2022 Communications
Release Date Organization Title
12/1/2022 DHS Wisconsin DHS Health Alert #52: Bebtelovimab is no longer authorized for COVID-19 Treatment
11/16/2022 DHS

Wisconsin DHS Health Alert #51: Increased Circulation of Multiple Respiratory Viruses Among Children and Adults in Wisconsin
11/8/2022 DHS  Wisconsin DHS Health Alert #50: Notice to all Wisconsin Dental Health Care Personnel (DHCP)
10/10/2022 DHS Wisconsin DHS Health Alert #49: Severe Respiratory Illness and Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) Surveillance in Wisconsin
9/1/2022 DHS Wisconsin DHS Health Alert #48: Expanded Monkeypox Vaccine Eligibility Criteria
7/19/2022 DHS

Wisconsin DHS Health Alert #47: Expanded Monkeypox Testing Capacity
7/1/2022 DHS

Wisconsin DHS Health Alert #46: Monkeypox Detected in Wisconsin Resident
6/3/2022 DHS Wisconsin DHS Health Alert #45: Updated Recommendations for Adenovirus Testing and Reporting of Children with Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology
6/2/2022 DHS Wisconsin DHS Health Alert #44: Monkeypox: Recommendations for Detection and Reporting
5/3/2022 DHS Wisconsin DHS Health Alert #43: Wisconsin has Adequate Supply of Oral and IV Antiviral Therapies for COVID-19 to Offer Treatment to Patients at Risk for Severe Disease
4/27/2022 DHS Wisconsin DHS Health Alert #42: Recommendations for Adenovirus Testing and Reporting of Children with Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology
3/30/2022 DHS Wisconsin DHS Health Alert #41: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 Confirmed in Wisconsin Poultry
2/25/2022 DHS Update—Health Alert #40: Similac, Alimentum, and Elecare Formula Recall
2/18/2022 DHS Health Alert #40: Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare Formula Recall
2/18/2022 DHS Health Alert #39: Update on Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
1/05/2022 DHS Health Alert #38: Molnupiravir and Paxlovid are now available in limited supply for Wisconsin

2021 Communications

Issued during 2021
Release Date Organization Title
12/22/2021 DHS Health Alert #37: Important Changes to COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Ordering and Prescribing
12/17/2021 DHS Health Alert #36: Increased COVID-19 Deaths in Unvaccinated Pregnant or Recently Pregnant People in Wisconsin: Providers Should Intensify Vaccine Education and Promotion Efforts
12/1/2021 DHS Health Alert #35: Increased Influenza Identified in Midwest Universities
10/8/2021 DHS Health Alert #34: Measles Outbreak Associated with Operation Allies Welcome at Fort McCoy
7/13/2021 DHS Health Alert #33: Recall of LeadCare® Blood Lead Test Kits
6/28/2021 DHS Health Alert #32: Increased circulation of Non-COVID-19 respiratory viruses among Children and Adults in Wisconsin
6/18/2021 DHS

Health Alert #31: Adult and Congenital Syphilis Cases Are Spiking in Milwaukee: Providers Should Prioritize Syphilis Testing in All Medical Settings
6/1/2021 DHS Health Alert #30: Myocarditis and Pericarditis Potentially Associated with mRNA-based COVID-19 Vaccines: Clinical Considerations and Information for Providers
3/18/2021 DHS Health Alert #29: Call for Cases: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults (MIS-A)
2/18/2021 DHS Health Alert #28: Guidance for Reuse of N95 Respirators during the COVID-19 Pandemic
2/12/2021 DHS Health Alert #27: Wisconsin has adopted the updated CDC quarantine guidance for fully vaccinated people who are exposed to COVID-19
2/11/2021 DHS Health Alert #26: Guidance for Evaluation and Management of Systemic Signs and Symptoms Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine
1/4/2021 DHS Health Alert #25: Surveillance for New Genetic Variants of SARS-CoV-2: Information for Clinicians

2020 Communications

Issued during 2020
Release Date Organization Title
12/18/2020 DHS Health Alert #24: Death certificates must be signed within 48 hours for deaths caused by COVID-19
12/4/2020 DHS Health Alert #23: Options for Reducing the Duration of Quarantine for Individuals Exposed to COVID-19
11/30/2020 DHS Health Alert #22: Revised guidance for the use of rapid, point of care tests in supporting return to work for quarantined healthcare personnel
11/13/2020 DHS Health Alert #21: Bamlanivimab is now available in limited supply for Wisconsin hospitals
11/2/2020 DHS Health Alert #20: Resources for Health Care Providers related to COVID-19 Prevention and Outbreak Response
10/15/2020 DHS Health Alert #19: Updated Recommendations from the US COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel
10/12/2020 DHS Health Alert #18: Resources for Health Departments to Support Quarantine and Isolation Requirements: Return to Work for Health Care Personnel (Supplemental: Figure 1 and Figure 2)
9/24/2020 DHS Health Alert #17: Important Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Antigen Tests
9/10/2020 DHS Health Alert #16: Quarantine of Wisconsin Residents Exposed to COVID-19 is an Essential Prevention Strategy
8/27/2020 DHS Health Alert #15: Wisconsin DHS Continues to Recommend Testing for Individuals with Recent Close Contact with COVID-19
8/6/2020 DHS Health Alert #14: Wisconsin Department of Health Services Considerations for Use of Assays Currently Available for COVID-19 Testing
7/1/2020 DHS Health Alert #13: Wisconsin Department of Health Services Recommendations for COVID-19 Testing
5/26/2020 DHS Health Alert #12: CDC Investigating Possible Cases of COVID-19 Re-infection: Request for Information
5/22/2020 DHS Health Alert #11: Access to Remdesivir under Emergency Use Authorization for Wisconsin Hospitals
5/19/2020 DHS Health Alert #10: Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Potentially Associated with COVID-19: Call for Cases
5/18/2020 DHS Health Alert #9: Required data collection for COVID-19 disease testing; new guidelines for COVID-19 testing at WI public health laboratories
5/8/2020 DHS Health Alert #8: Updates: Evolving testing priorities for asymptomatic people; new CDC recommendations for discontinuation of isolation
5/1/2020 DHS Health Alert #7: Antibody Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Wisconsin: Recommendations and Reporting Requirements
4/22/2020 DHS Health Alert #6: New website enables health care providers to request COVID-19 lab testing supplies
4/16/2020 DHS Health Alert #5: DHS Now Recommends Health Care Providers Test All Patients with Acute Respiratory Illness for COVID-19
4/7/2020 DHS Health Alert #4: New Reporting Requirements and Revised Testing Priorities
3/28/2020 CDC Severe Illness Associated with Using Non-Pharmaceutical Chloroquine Phosphate to Prevent and Treat Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
3/27/2020 DHS Health Alert #3: Evolving Priorities for COVID-19 Testing in Health Care, Long-Term Care, and Other Settings
3/20/2020 DHS Health Alert #2: Recommendations for Active Symptom Monitoring for Employees in Health Care Settings where Community Transmission of COVID-19 is Occurring
3/17/2020 DHS Health Alert #1: Activation of the Health Alert Network for Urgent Updates about COVID-19 from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
3/15/2020 CDC Information and Guidance about Global Travel on Cruise Ships, Including River Cruises, due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
3/8/2020 CDC Updated Guidance on Evaluating and Testing Persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
2/3/2020 CDC Communication Resources for Travelers on Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Last Revised: December 1, 2022