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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: 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
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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…
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Health Advisory: Recommendations for Adenovirus Testing and Reporting of Children with Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology
Advisory or Update, Emerging Diseases and Conditions, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Hepatitis, News and Alerts, News and UpdateDear 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…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: April 10 – April 16, 2022
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: April 3 – April 9, 2022
Click here to access the latest Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: April 3 – April 9, 2022
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Health Advisory: Opioid Updates for Providers
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…
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04/08/22 Health Advisory: COVID-19 Information for Providers
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, COVID-19, Health Advisory, News and Alerts, Notifiable Conditions, Provider ResourcesRequested actions Be aware, on March 29, 2022, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended its emergency use authorization (EUA) for Moderna COVID-19 booster dose vaccine. A new multi-dose vial is now available. It has a dark blue cap and a label with a purple border. Doses from this vial are 0.5 mL. Multi-dose vials are…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: March 27 – April 2, 2022
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: March 20 – March 26, 2022
Click here to access the latest Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: 3.20.22 – 3.26.22