Emerging Issues & Outbreaks

Stay Up-to-Date with Emerging Issues and Outbreaks in Illinois

ICAAP is dedicated to keeping our pediatric health care provider community up-to-date on the latest issues affecting the health and well-being of children and families in Illinois. Refer to the updates and resources below to better support your response efforts.

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Communicable Diseases

H5N1 Updates

Blueprint for Pandemic Readiness

Respiratory Virus Season

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Recent Health Alerts

Here you will find relevant alerts from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), The National American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

 

 

  • April 30, 2025: Joint Press Release Public Health Officials Confirm Two Measles Cases in Cook County
  • April 23, 2025: Health Advisory First Case of Measles in Illinois in 2025
  • April 23, 2025: News Release IDPH Reports First Measles Case of 2025 in Southern Illinois
  • March 28, 2025: IDPH SIREN Director Dr. Vohra on Measles Response
  • March 7, 2025: CDC HAN Measles and Guidance on Travel Season
  • March 4, 2025: IDPH SIREN Measles Update
Measles Updates & Resources

Measles Resources

Measles Infection Control Measures

Measles Infection Control Measures

Preventing the Spread of Measles in Healthcare Settings

Know the signs of measles so you can diagnose cases early and help patients quarantine properly; take proper patient isolation measures; follow cleaning protocol; and help educate other health care providers using our new infection control resources including:

Health Care Provider Cleaning Checklist

Maintaining the appropriate cleaning and disinfecting protocols before and after patient visits is one way to prevent the spread of measles in your facility. Use this checklist to keep you, your team, and your patients safe before, during, and after exams with patients presenting with measles symptoms.

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4 Steps to Keeping Your team, Your Patients, and Yourself Safe from the Measles

Learn the symptoms of the measles, get tips on how to remotely triage suspected cases, get guidance on appropriate recommendations, and learn how to report cases to the correct parties for further investigation and source tracking with this easy reference guide.

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Sharable Measles Vaccine Social Posts for Clinicians

Reach your patients wherever they are with approachable, friendly, and easy to share social media posts designed to drive confidence in measles vaccination. In these uncertain times, it's more important than ever to share fact- and evidenced-based information to combat mis- and disinformation. Get started by sharing these posts today!

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Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Updates

Avian Influenza A Virus 

People with close or prolonged, unprotected exposures to infected birds or other animals (including livestock), or environments contaminated by infected birds or other animals, are at risk of infection. CDC has interim recommendations for prevention, monitoring, and public health investigations of HPAI A(H5N1) viruses.

2023/2024 Respiratory Virus Season
Preparing for Respiratory Virus Season
Receive Important Communications

Receive Important Communications

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Self-register for SIREN (State of Illinois Rapid Electronic Notification) to receive important notifications from IDPH. Select IDPH and then you can select your hospital/clinic or select IDPH > Select Organization > Expand DPH Partners List > Select DPH Pediatricians

Sign up for SIREN Alerts

Please note that SIREN has recently changed platforms and may require additional steps to ensure you are able to receive all communications. Review instructions from Juvare, which is the SIREN platform's vendor and is a trusted/secure resource.

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Sign up for alerts from the CDC Emergency Preparedness and Responses.

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Updates on Medicaid and coverage for children can be found on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) website.

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Self-register for the Chicago Department of Public Health's Health Alert Network (HAN).

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Children's Hospital Association (CHA)

Blueprint for Pediatric-Specific Readiness in Pandemics & Disasters

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This must-read report provides recommendations on how to ensure children’s physical and mental health care needs are considered in planning for pandemics, disasters and public health emergencies. Children have unique physical, mental and social needs that differ from adults, and there are opportunities to ensure these considerations are included in future pandemic and disaster planning. The recommendations in the blueprint report incorporate the results of a May 2023 online survey developed in partnership with FTI Consulting and completed by over 40 CHA members and Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN) participants. The report also includes documented insights from a range of experts working in pediatric medicine, pediatric disaster response, pharmacy and supply chain issues and more.

Read the Full Report