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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Week 17 (4/20/2025 – 4/26/2025)
In week ending April 26, local indicators for influenza were low and continued to approach baseline levels, while indicators for COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remained minimal. Other Puget Sound counties observed similar trends. Regional laboratory surveillance most frequently detected rhinovirus among clinical respiratory specimens, followed by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). Fewer than 10 emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to…
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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…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: April 24 – April 30, 2022
Click here to access the latest Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: April 24 – April 30, 2022.
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05/05/22 Health Advisory: Colorado person first U.S. case of H5 bird flu
A person in Colorado tested positive for avian influenza A(H5N1) virus (H5 bird flu), Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reported April 28, 2022. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed it is the first U.S. case of H5 bird flu. The person was involved in the culling of poultry with presumptive H5…
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Information for Providers: Request for Input on COVID Response After-Action Survey
Advisory or Update, COVID-19, Health Advisory, Health Alert, News and Alerts, News and Update, Provider ResourcesActions 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.…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: April 17 – April 23, 2022
Click here to access the latest Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: April 17 – April 23, 2022
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04/27/22 Health Advisory: CDC Treatment Updates and ACIP discusses eligibility for second booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Requested actions Be aware, on April 25, 2022, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) advisory about the availability and use of recommended COVID-19 therapies. It also advised against using unproven treatments that have known or potential harm. Follow National Institutes of Health (NIH) COVID-19 treatment guidelines and use…