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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: March 3-9
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and Update, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportClick here to access week 10 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In week ending March 9, local indicators for influenza were elevated but approaching baseline levels. Indicators for COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) were low. 1.2% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, 0.7% were attributable to influenza, and fewer than 10…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Feb. 25-March 2
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and Update, Prevention, Provider Resources, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportClick here to access week 9 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In the week ending March 2, local indicators for influenza continued to decrease but remained elevated. Indicators for COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remained elevated. 1.5% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, 0.7% were attributable to influenza, and fewer than…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Feb. 18 to Feb. 24
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and Update, Provider Resources, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportClick here to access week 8 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In week ending Feb. 24, local indicators for influenza decreased but remained elevated. Indicators for COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) continued to decrease. 1.2% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, 0.9% were attributable to influenza, and fewer than 10 visits…
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Health Advisory: Update on measles activity
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Infection Control, Measles, News and Alerts, News and Update, Prevention, Provider ResourcesBE AWARE several states, including Washington, have recently experienced local measles activity. Since the beginning of 2024 there have been nine measles cases reported in Washington state, including a cluster of eight cases in Clark and Wahkiakum Counties in January and a travel-associated case with multiple public exposures reported on February 21 in Spokane County. Nationwide, 36 measles cases…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Feb. 11 to Feb. 17
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and Update, Provider Resources, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportClick here to access week 7 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In week the week ending on Feb. 17, local indicators for influenza remained elevated. Indicators for COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) continued to decline but remained slightly above what we’d expect to see outside of respiratory season. 1.4% of emergency department (ED) visits…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Feb. 4 to Feb. 10
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and Update, Prevention, Provider Resources, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportClick here to access week 6 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In week ending Feb. 10, local indicators for COVID-19, influenza and RSV remained elevated. Influenza indicators rebounded following decreases the previous week. 2.4% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, 0.7% were attributable to influenza, and fewer than 10 visits were attributable…
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Health Advisory: RSV prevention updates
Summary Background On Oct. 23, 2023, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health alert about the limited supply of nirsevimab. CDC recommended healthcare providers prioritize nirsevimab for infants born later in RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) season or for those at increased risk for severe illness. On Jan. 5, 2024, CDC issued updated guidance about the increased…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Jan. 28 to Feb. 3
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Health Advisory, Health Alert, News and Alerts, News and Update, Provider Resources, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportClick here to access week 5 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In week ending on Feb. 3, local indicators for COVID-19, influenza and RSV were elevated. Indicators for influenza and RSV are declining, but remain above local baselines. 1.9% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, and fewer than 10 visits were attributable…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Jan. 21 to Jan. 27
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and Update, Provider Resources, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportClick here to access week 4 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In week ending Jan. 27, local indicators for influenza remained high, and indicators for COVID-19 remained elevated. Indicators for RSV continued to decline, but are still above local baselines. 1.9% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, 1.1% were attributable to influenza,…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Jan. 14 to Jan. 20
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Infection Control, Influenza, News and Alerts, News and Update, Provider Resources, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportClick here to access week 3 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In week ending on Jan. 20, local indicators for influenza and RSV remained high, but were declining for the second consecutive week. COVID-19 remained elevated. 2.5% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, 0.7% were attributable to RSV, and fewer than 10…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Jan. 7 to Jan. 13
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and Update, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportClick here to access week 2 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In the week ending Jan. 13, local indicators for influenza and RSV remained high, and COVID-19 remained elevated. Statewide, RSV activity appears to be declining. 2.8% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, 1.3% were attributable to influenza, and 1.1% were attributable to…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Dec. 31 to Jan. 6
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and Update, Provider Resources, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportClick here to access week 1 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In the week ending Jan. 6, local indicators for influenza and RSV remained high, but RSV activity appears to be dropping. COVID-19 remains elevated. 2.3% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, 1.3% were attributable to influenza, and 1.1% were attributable to…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Dec. 24 to Dec. 30
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and Update, Provider Resources, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportClick here to access week 52 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In week ending Dec. 30, indicators for all three monitored respiratory viruses (COVID-19, influenza and RSV) went up, showing increasing circulation in Kitsap County. RSV and influenza indicators are currently high, and COVID-19 indicators are elevated. 2.2% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable…