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Health Advisory: Increased lead screening needed in Kitsap
Ground cinnamon alert highlights new risks for lead exposure. ACTIONS REQUESTED ADVISE PATIENTS TO: CONSIDER TESTING children for lead exposure from these and other sources. If you believe one of your patients is at high risk for lead exposure, a venous blood draw is the most accurate form of specimen collection. LEAD TEST REPORTING AND CASE MANAGEMENT: CONTACTING…
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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…
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Health Advisory: Buprenorphine and controlled substances prescribing
Advisory or Update, Health Advisory, Health Alert, News and Alerts, News and Update, Opioids, Provider ResourcesACTIONS REQUESTED BE AWARE the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) announced the elimination of the requirement for prescribers to have a DATA 2000 (X) waiver to prescribe buprenorphine. BE AWARE of training requirements after June 27, 2023. New or renewed DEA registrants must have eight hours of training on treatment and management…
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Health Advisory: Test perinatally exposed children for Hepatitis C
Advisory or Update, Emerging Diseases and Conditions, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Hepatitis, News and Alerts, News and Update, PreventionACTIONS REQUESTED BE AWARE that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that providers test children born to people with: TEST perinatally exposed children between the ages of 2-6 months (up to 17 months) old with an HCV RNA test. Do not test children less than 18 months old for HCV antibodies (anti-HCV). Testing for HCV antibodies (anti-HCV) in children less…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Dec. 17 to Dec. 23
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and Update, Provider Resources, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportClick here to access week 51 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In week ending Dec. 23, RSV indicators in Kitsap County remained high. Influenza indicators remain elevated, and COVID-19 activity remains low; indicators for both influenza and COVID-19 have risen in the past week. 1.8% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, 1.0%…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Dec. 10 to Dec. 16
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, Prevention, Provider Resources, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportClick here to access week 50 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In the week ending Dec. 16, RSV indicators in Kitsap County remained high but have begun to decrease. Influenza indicators remain elevated, and COVID-19 activity remains low. 1.9% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, 1.1% were attributable to influenza, and 0.8%…
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Health Advisory: Urgent need to increase immunization coverage for influenza, COVID-19, and RSV and use of authorized/approved therapeutics in the setting of increased respiratory disease activity during the 2023-24 winter
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Immunization, Immunizations, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, Provider Resources, Respiratory Illness ReportDec. 19, 2023 The CDC released a Health Alert on Dec. 14, 2023 to alert healthcare providers to low vaccination rates against influenza, COVID-19, and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus). See the background section below for details. ACTIONS REQUESTED BE AWARE that low vaccination rates, coupled with ongoing increases in local, national, and international respiratory disease activity caused by multiple pathogens,…