The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has identified a case of acute hepatitis A virus infection in an Orono, Maine, food service worker. The individual handled food while infectious on the following dates: March 6-9, March 13-16, and March 20-21, 2021.
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has updated its Rules for the Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions. The new rule goes into effect today, February 17, 2021. One of the most significant parts of the rule is the Notifiable Diseases and Conditions List, which states the diseases and conditions required to be reported to the state.
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has notified the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) of multiple individuals with gastrointestinal illness associated with recent purchases of unpasteurized/raw milk from Brandmoore Farms in Rollinsford, NH. In subsequent investigations, Maine and New Hampshire public health officials have identified multiple cases of campylobacteriosis in residents of both states. Maine has identified at least 30 cases of campylobacteriosis among Maine residents associated with this outbreak.
Maine CDC's Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory (HETL) recently confirmed the first case of influenza B by PCR in Maine this season. Although multiple Maine health care facilities have reported influenza-positive antigen results in recent weeks, this is the first PCR-confirmed case. The individual is an adult who was not hospitalized, was unvaccinated, and had no recent travel history.
With Maine's increased COVID-19 infection rates and rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations, Maine CDC is updating its guidance regarding:
quarantine of individuals who are identified as close contacts of a COVID-19 case, and
use of antigen testing.
1/27/21: Original Advisory Posted
2/2/21: PLEASE SEE "UPDATES AND CLARIFICATIONS" DOCUMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Nationwide distribution of the first COVID-19 vaccine started December 14, 2020. U.S. CDC has since received reports that some people have experienced severe allergic reactions -- also known as anaphylaxis -- after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. An allergic reaction is considered severe when a person needs to be treated with epinephrine or an EpiPen or if they must go to a hospital for emergent care.
Maine CDC has recently received an increase in reported positive influenza antigen tests. Some specimens have been sent to Maine's Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory (HETL) for further analysis, but none have been confirmed.
As part of the State's response to COVID-19, Maine DHHS is offering a series of educational sessions for Maine clinicians on the COVID-19 vaccine(s) and to support efforts to build the knowledge and trust needed to ensure a successful vaccination effort statewide.
Given busy clinician schedules, Maine DHHS is offering a series of short (30min) "COVID-19 Vaccine Info Sessions" that will be hosted twice a week starting Tuesday, Dec 15, 2020. The sessions will occur twice a week for the next several months at the following times:
On December 2, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC") released a Scientific Brief on Options to Reduce Quarantine for Contacts of Persons with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Using Symptom Monitoring and Diagnostic Testing, based on a review of new epidemiological and modeling data.
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has identified a case of acute hepatitis A virus infection in a Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, food service worker. The case handled food while infectious on November 11, 2020.
