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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Week 12 (3/16/2025-3/22/2025)
In week ending March 22, local indicators for influenza continued to decrease but remained high, while local indicators for RSV remained elevated, and indicators for COVID-19 remained low. Other Puget Sound counties observed similar trends. Regional laboratory surveillance most frequently detected influenza A and rhinovirus among clinical respiratory specimens. 1.3% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to influenza, and…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: May 22 – May 28, 2022
Click here to access week 21 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: 05.22.2022 – 05.28.2022.
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: May 15 – May 21, 2022
Click here to access the latest Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: May 15 – May 21, 2022.
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Health Advisory: COVID-19 Updates for Providers – Rebounding after Paxlovid treatment
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, COVID-19, Emerging Diseases and Conditions, Health Advisory, Health Alert, News and Alerts, News and Update, Notifiable Conditions, Novel Coronavirus, Provider ResourcesActions Requested Be aware, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory on COVID-19 rebounding after Paxlovid treatment. Recognize COVID-19 rebound, characterized by a recurrence of symptoms or a new positive viral test reported 2-8 days after initial recovery after having tested negative. A brief return of symptoms…
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Health Advisory: Recommendations for Suspected Cases of Monkeypox Virus Infection in the United States
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Emerging Diseases and Conditions, Health Advisory, Health Alert, News and Alerts, News and Update, Notifiable Conditions, Provider ResourcesDear healthcare provider, Please read the CDC Health Advisory on Monkeypox Virus Infection in the United States and Other Non-endemic Countries. CDC Health Advisory: https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2022/han00466.asp Please report suspected cases of Monkeypox virus infection to Kitsap Public Health District 24/7 by calling 360-728-2235 or use the Reportable Disease Fax Form and fax to 360-813-1168 with any corresponding lab results. Please be aware…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: May 8 – May 14, 2022
Click here to access the latest Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: May 8 – May 14, 2022.
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Health Advisory: COVID-19 Updates for Providers
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, COVID-19, Emerging Diseases and Conditions, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Immunizations, News and Alerts, News and Update, Notifiable Conditions, Novel Coronavirus, Provider Resources, VaccineActions Requested Be aware, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup recommend children 5-11 years should get a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose five months after completion of the primary series of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. This recommendation comes after Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded its emergency use…
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Health Advisory: Updated Recommendations for Adenovirus Testing and Reporting of Children with Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, COVID-19, Emerging Diseases and Conditions, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Hepatitis, News and Alerts, News and Update, Notifiable Conditions, Provider ResourcesDear Kitsap healthcare colleagues, Please be aware of a May 11 CDC Health Advisory with UPDATED Recommendations for Adenovirus Testing and Reporting of Children with Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology (linked and text included below) As of May 5, 2022, CDC and state partners are investigating 109 children with hepatitis of unknown origin across 25…
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Health Advisory: H5 Avian Influenza and Local Influenza (types A and B) Virus Updates
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Emerging Diseases and Conditions, Health Advisory, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and Update, Notifiable Conditions, Provider ResourcesActions Requested H5 Avian Influenza Be aware: On April 28, 2022, the CDC announced that a person in Colorado, who had direct exposure to poultry and was involved in the culling (depopulating) of poultry with presumptive H5N1 bird flu, tested positive for avian influenza. No other cases have been detected in the U.S. with currently circulating…
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Health Advisory: COVID-19 and Childhood Immunization Provider Updates and Reminder to Participate in KPHD COVID Response After Action Survey
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, COVID-19, Emerging Diseases and Conditions, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Immunization, Immunizations, News and Alerts, News and Update, Notifiable Conditions, Novel Coronavirus, Provider Resources, VaccineRequested Actions COVID-19 VACCINE Be aware, on May 5, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) limited the authorized use of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 Vaccine following an analysis of the risk of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) after administration of the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine to: People age 18 years and older for…
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05/12/22 Health Advisory: FDA Limits Use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine.
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, COVID-19, Health Advisory, Provider ResourcesRequested actions Background FDA limited the authorized use of J&J to people age 18 years and older: This decision came after FDA analyzed, evaluated and investigated reported cases of TTS after getting J&J. TTS is rare and includes potentially life-threatening blood clots in combination with low levels of blood platelets. Symptoms typically start 1–2 weeks…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: May 1 – May 7, 2022
Click here to access the latest Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: May 1 – May 7, 2022.
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Health Advisory: Tuberculosis Updates
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Emerging Diseases and Conditions, Health Advisory, Health Alert, News and Alerts, News and Update, Notifiable Conditions, Provider Resources, TuberculosisActions 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…