Actions Requested Be aware that tuberculosis (TB) continues to circulate in the Puget Sound Region. Kitsap County has on average three new TB cases each year. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has recently issued a press release reporting a 22% rise in statewide TB cases from 2020 to 2021. Recently diagnosed Kitsap cases … Health Advisory: Tuberculosis Updates
Click here to access the latest Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: April 24 – April 30, 2022.
Actions Requested Provide your input and feedback on the Kitsap Public Health District COVID-19 response “after-action” review via online survey from May 4th to May 18th. Access the survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Kitsap_County_COVID19_AAR_Survey. Forward the survey link to others involved in COVID response efforts in your organization, including healthcare providers, nurses, emergency technicians, faculty, volunteers, or others. … Information for Providers: Request for Input on COVID Response After-Action Survey
Click here to access the latest Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: April 17 – April 23, 2022
Dear Kitsap healthcare colleagues, Please see below for an important CDC Health Advisory on Recommendations for Adenovirus Testing and Reporting of Children with Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology. The Kitsap Public Health District and Washington State Department of Health (DOH) request that healthcare partners report suspected cases to the Kitsap Public Health District 24/7 by … Health Advisory: Recommendations for Adenovirus Testing and Reporting of Children with Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology
Click here to access the latest Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: April 10 – April 16, 2022
Click here to access the latest Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: April 3 – April 9, 2022
Actions Requested Be aware of an increase in drug overdose mortality – preliminary statewide 2021 data include 2,044 deaths compared to 1,731 in 2020 and approximately 1,200 in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Seventy-one percent of the 2,044 confirmed overdose deaths in 2021 involved an opioid. Preliminary local 2021 data include 41 drug overdose deaths among … Health Advisory: Opioid Updates for Providers
Click here to access the latest Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: March 27 – April 2, 2022
Click here to access the latest Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: 3.20.22 – 3.26.22
