On March 7, 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to notify...
Expanding Measles Outbreak in the United States and Guidance for the Upcoming Travel Season
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Considerations for Use of Influenza A(H5) Subtyping Tests by Clinical Laboratories
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to distribute an FDA 510k-cleared IVD influenza A(H5) assay to state and...
First Case of Clade I Mpox Diagnosed in the United States
On November 18, 2024, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to provide...
CDC Issues Alert for First Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak in the Republic of Rwanda
On October 3, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory about the...
CDC Issues Alert for Increase in Human Parvovirus B19 Activity in the United States
On August 13, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory about current...
BD Life Sciences Issues Notice to Immediately Discard Affected BD BACTEC MGIT 960 PZA Kits
On August 1, 2024, BD sent an urgent Medical Device Correction update regarding the removal of affected BD BACTEC™ MGIT™ 960 PZA Kits....
Conjunctival Swab Specimen Collection for Detection of Avian Influenza A(H5) Viruses
On July 17, 2024, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a Desk Reference Graphic describing the procedure for collecting,...
Updated Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Guidance
On July 12, 2024, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published updated webpages and guidance about working with specimens from...
Impending Shortage of Blood Culture Media Bottles from BD Life Sciences
On June 11, 2024, BD Life Sciences sent a letter to inform BD BACTEC Blood Culture System Users that they may experience intermittent delays in...