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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: Update on avian influenza in Kitsap and Washington
Advisory or Update, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Infection Control, News and Alerts, News and Update, Prevention, Provider ResourcesH5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed by the Washington State Department of Agriculture on Oct. 18, 2024, in a backyard poultry flock in South Kitsap. There are currently no human cases associated with this flock. On October 20, 2024, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported that four poultry workers in Franklin County tested presumptive…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Oct. 6-12
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 ReportIn week ending October 12, local indicators for COVID-19 showed low level of activity. Local indicators for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remained minimal. 1.3% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, and fewer than 10 visits were attributable to either influenza or RSV. Kitsap sentinel reporting labs reported 51 positive COVID-19 tests…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Sept. 29 – Oct. 5
Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Immunization, Influenza, Influenza Update, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportIn week ending October 5, local indicators for COVID-19 showed low level of activity. Local indicators for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remained minimal. 1.7% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, and fewer than 10 visits were attributable to either influenza or RSV. Kitsap sentinel reporting labs reported 47 positive COVID-19 tests…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Sept. 22-28
Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and Update, Prevention, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportIn the week ending September 28, local indicators for COVID-19 remained at elevated levels, and have generally remained steady since the end of June 2024. Local indicators for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remained minimal. 2.1% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, and fewer than 10 visits were attributable to either…
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Health Advisory: 2024–2025 Respiratory Illness Season Vaccine Recommendations
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, COVID-19, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and UpdateACTIONS REQUESTED BE AWARE that the CDC recommends everyone 6 months or older get 2024–2025 COVID-19 and flu vaccine. Co-administration of COVID-19, flu, and RSV vaccines is safe. BE AWARE that the CDC expects supplies of nirsevimab (Beyfortus) RSV monoclonal antibody for infants and young children to be adequate for the 2024–2025 season. REMIND patients that vaccination is one…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Aug. 18 to Sept. 14
Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and Update, Prevention, Provider Resources, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportIn the week ending September 14, local indicators for COVID-19 remained at elevated levels, which have more or less remained steady since the end of June 2024. Local indicators for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remained very low. 1.8% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, fewer than 10 visits were attributable to either influenza…
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Health Advisory: 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines approved
ACTIONS REQUESTED BE AWARE that updated (2024–2025) COVID-19 vaccines have been approved and authorized by the FDA. The new formulations provide better protection against currently circulating COVID-19 variants. For more information, see: DISCONTINUE USE of the 2023–2024 Moderna, Novavax, and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines. These formulations are no longer authorized by the FDA. BE AWARE that there are two types…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: July 21 to Aug. 17
Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and Update, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportIn the week ending July 20, local indicators for COVID-19 remained elevated, but appeared to be holding steady. Local indicators for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remained very low. 1.5% of emergency department visits were attributable to COVID-19, and fewer than 10 emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to either influenza or RSV. Kitsap sentinel…
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Health Advisory: Ongoing transmission of Candida auris identified in Washington
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Infection Control, News and Alerts, News and UpdateKitsap County healthcare providers should be aware of ongoing transmission of Candida auris (C. auris) at two healthcare facilities in King County. Local transmission of C. auris was first reported in Washington in January 2024. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released a provider alert on July 1 highlighting an increase in reported cases. On July 30, DOH released a situation update alerting providers and…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: June 23 – July 20
Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and Update, Provider Resources, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportIn the week ending July 20, local indicators for COVID-19 were elevated, but appeared to be holding steady. Local indicators for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remained low. 1.5% of emergency department visits were attributable to COVID-19, and fewer than 10 emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to either influenza or RSV. Kitsap sentinel reporting…
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Health Advisory: Assess patients with influenza-like illness for animal exposures
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, Emerging Diseases and Conditions, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and Update, PreventionAn ongoing global outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild birds, with transmission to poultry and certain mammals including dairy cattle, has resulted in nine confirmed cases of HPAI in humans in the United States in 2024. To date, there have been no human cases of HPAI confirmed in Washington; however, clinicians should remain…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: May 26 – June 22
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and Update, Prevention, Provider Resources, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportIn the week ending June 22, local indicators for influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remained low, though COVID-19 indicators have risen back to the slightly elevated levels observed in early March. 1.2% of emergency department visits were attributable to COVID-19, and fewer than 10 emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to either influenza…