{"id":10157,"date":"2025-03-01T14:02:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dhan197\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:48:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:48:51","slug":"dhan197","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/php\/alerts\/dhan197\/","title":{"rendered":"php\/alerts\/dhan197 ~  Division of Public Health &#8211; &#8211; Health Alert  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\"> \n\n    <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/php\/alerts\/dhan197.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n      <\/a>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n    \n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n      <h1>Delaware Health Alert Network #<!--[type=EDIT name=\"DHAN Number\"]-->197 <!--[END]--> <\/h1>\n\n      <h2> <!--[type=EDIT name=\"DHAN Date\"]-->September 29, 2009 12:23 pm <!--[END]--> <\/h2>\n\n    <\/header>\n\n  <\/div><br>\n\n \n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\n\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\n\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\n\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\n\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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This is compared to 14 cases reported\n\n\n  during the week of September 6.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Reports of influenza-like illness (ILI) \u2013 DPH maintains a network sentinel healthcare providers who report cases of ILI weekly.\n\n\n  During the week of September 13, five sentinel providers reported an increase in ILI from 3 to 22 cases.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  DPH uses a variety of information sources to assess influenza activity in the community. Hospital emergency departments have not reported\n\n\n  similar increases. Nevertheless, the increase in confirmed isolations and ILI as reported by sentinel physicians has changed\n\n\n  Delaware\u2019s assessment of influenza activity as reported to CDC from sporadic to widespread. It is important to note that this\n\n\n  technical designation does not imply that Delaware is experiencing the same magnitude of influenza activity as had occurred this spring.\n\n\n  Although this is not cause for alarm it is an important reminder that we all need to do what we can to be prepared.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<h3>\n\n\n  Guidance\n\n\n<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  DPH recommends the following as a result of the increased reports of influenza activity.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n  <li>Stay alert for additional information from DPH (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flu.delaware.gov\">www.flu.delaware.gov<\/a>)\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Report marked increases in influenza activity or clusters that may occur in facilities to the Immunization Program (1-800-282-8672)\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Review the following guidance\n\n\n    <ul>\n\n\n      <li>Testing &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/h1n1flu\/identifyingpatients.htm\">http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/h1n1flu\/identifyingpatients.htm<\/a>\n\n\n      <\/li>\n\n\n      <li>Treatment &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/h1n1flu\/recommendations.htm\">http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/h1n1flu\/recommendations.htm<\/a>\n\n\n      <\/li>\n\n\n      <li>Vaccination &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/h1n1flu\/vaccination\/clinicians_qa.htm\">http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/h1n1flu\/vaccination\/clinicians_qa.htm<\/a>\n\n\n      <\/li>\n\n\n      <li>Patient Education &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/h1n1flu\/guidance_homecare_directions.htm\">http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/h1n1flu\/guidance_homecare_directions.htm<\/a>\n\n\n      <\/li>\n\n\n      <li>Exclusion &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/h1n1flu\/guidance\/exclusion.htm\">http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/h1n1flu\/guidance\/exclusion.htm<\/a>\n\n\n      <\/li>\n\n\n      <li>DPH Testing &#8211; <a href=\"\/dph\/php\/alerts\/dhan195.html\">http:\/\/www.dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/php\/alerts\/dhan195.html<\/a>\n\n\n      <\/li>\n\n\n    <\/ul>\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  Finally, in addition to vaccination, DPH recommends the following everyday preventive measures to all Delawareans:\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n  <li>Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Try to avoid close contact with sick people. In medical offices, designate a \u201csick room\u201d for febrile patients.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>If you are sick with flu-like illness, stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care or for\n\n\n  other necessities. (Your fever should be gone without the use of a fever-reducing medicine.) This guidance does <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">not<\/span> apply to health care settings where the exclusion period should be continued for 7 days from\n\n\n  symptom onset or until the resolution of symptoms, whichever is longer;\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Keep away from others as much as possible to keep from making others sick.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3>\n\n\n  For More Information\n\n\n<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n  <li>CDC Guidance &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/h1n1flu\/vaccination\/clinicians_qa.htm\">http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/h1n1flu\/vaccination\/clinicians_qa.htm<\/a>\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Free Flu Materials &#8211; <a href=\"\/dph\/swineflufreematerials.html\">http:\/\/www.dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/swineflufreematerials.html<\/a>\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>DPH Flu Surveillance Reports: <a href=\"\/dph\/epi\/influenzawkly.html\">http:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/epi\/influenzawkly.html<\/a>\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>DPH Flu Website \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flu.delaware.gov\/\">http:\/\/www.flu.delaware.gov<\/a>\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n  ****\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  You are receiving this email because you are a registered member of the Delaware Health Alert Network.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  If you are not a member and would like to subscribe, please complete the form found online at:\u00a0 <a href=\"\/main\/mailforms\/dph_hanform.aspx\">http:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/main\/mailforms\/dph_hanform.aspx<\/a> .\n\n\n<\/p><!--[END]-->\n\n  \n\n        <div class=\"panel panel-danger\">\n\n          <div class=\"panel-heading\">    \n\n      <h2>Categories of Health Alert messages:<\/h2>\n\n       <\/div>\n\n       <div class=\"panel-body\">\n\n      <ul>\n\n        <li><strong>Health Alert:<\/strong> Conveys the highest level of importance; warrants immediate action or attention.<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Health Advisory:<\/strong> Provides important information for a specific incident or situation; may not require immediate action.<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Health Update:<\/strong> Provides updated information regarding an incident or situation; unlikely to require immediate action.<\/li>\n\n            <\/ul>\n\n         <div><strong>NOTE: This page is for informational purposes only and dated material (e.g. temporary websites) may not be available.<\/strong><\/div>\n\n          <\/div> \n\n        <\/div><br>  \n\n\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div><!-- \/container -->\n\n  <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen Delaware Health Alert Network #197 September 29, 2009 12:23 pm Public Health Menu Home About About DPH Sections &#038; Programs Office Locations Contact Info Calendar Services A-Z Services Air &#038; Water Quality Birth, Death, &#038; Marriage Records Clinics Health Data &#038; Statistics Emergency Preparedness Health &#038; Wellness Healthy Homes Healthy Workplaces Laboratory Restaurant Inspections [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":9294,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10157","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10157"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11333,"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10157\/revisions\/11333"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}