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Health Advisory: Pertussis increase in Washington
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Immunization, Immunizations, Infection Control, News and Alerts, News and Update, Pertussis, Provider ResourcesACTIONS REQUESTED BE AWARE of an increase in pertussis has been reported in some areas of Washington state and that patients with a history of receiving pertussis vaccine can still get pertussis. Persons at high risk for pertussis: CONSIDER pertussis infection in the following situations: IF YOU SUSPECT PERTUSSIS IN A PATIENT: Diagnosing pertussis can be difficult, particularly during the early…
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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,…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Dec. 3 to Dec. 9
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 ReportClick here to access week 49 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In week ending Dec. 9, RSV indicators in Kitsap County remained high, and influenza indicators were elevated and rising. COVID-19 activity remains low. There was one laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated death, which occurred during the past week. 1.5% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, 1.2% were attributable…
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HAN: Mpox caused by human-to-human transmission of Monkeypox virus with geographic spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Emerging Diseases and Conditions, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Immunization, Infection Control, monkeypox, Provider Resources, VaccineDistributed via the CDC Health Alert Network (HAN) on Dec. 7, 2023 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to notify clinicians and health departments about the occurrence, geographic spread, and sexually associated human-to-human transmission of Clade I Monkeypox virus (MPXV) in the Democratic Republic…
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Health Advisory: Tuberculosis testing for people who were previously incarcerated
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Emerging Diseases and Conditions, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Infection Control, News and Alerts, News and Update, Prevention, Provider Resources, TuberculosisDec. 8, 2023 The Washington State Department of Health (DOH), Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC), and local health jurisdictions continue to work to address a large tuberculosis (TB) outbreak within the state prison system. Actions requested BE AWARE that since July 2021, 28 people have been diagnosed with active TB in the state prison…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Nov. 26 to Dec. 2
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, Provider Resources, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportClick here to access week 48 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In the week ending 12/02/2023, local indicators for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), COVID-19 and influenza activity in Kitsap County all showed increases, with RSV labs and ED visits approaching seasonal peak levels. 1.9% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, 0.7% were…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Nov. 19 to Nov. 25
Advisory or 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 ReportClick here to access week 47 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In week ending 11/25/2023, Kitsap Public Health District continued to see local indicators of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) elevated and rising. COVID-19 activity remains low. 1.4% of emergency department (ED) visits were attributable to COVID-19, 0.8% were attributable to influenza, and there…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Nov. 12 to Nov. 18
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Infection Control, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Update, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportClick here to access week 46 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In the week ending on Nov. 18, Kitsap Public Health District saw increasing numbers of labs positive for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza reported by our sentinel respiratory reporting laboratories, indicating that RSV and flu are rising locally. Local COVID-19 indicators remain low.…
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Health Advisory: Nirsevimab supplies limited
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Health Advisory, Provider Resources, VaccineNov. 22, 2023 Washington is scheduled to receive 7,700 50 mg and 600 100 mg Pfizer nirsevimab doses for the remainder of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season. The CDC released a Health Alert that provides guidance for healthcare providers. See the background section below for details. ACTIONS REQUESTED Immunize.org released a standing order template for this RSV season to ensure…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Nov. 5 to Nov. 11
Advisory or Update, Communicable Disease and Immunization Update, Communicable Disease Data Report, COVID-19, Health Advisory, Health Alert, Immunization, Immunizations, Influenza, Influenza Update, News and Alerts, News and Update, Notifiable Conditions, Respiratory Illness Report, Respiratory Illness ReportClick here to access week 45 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. In the week ending Nov. 11, Kitsap Public Health District saw increasing numbers of labs positive for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) reported by our sentinel respiratory reporting laboratories, indicating that flu and RSV are rising locally. Local COVID-19 indicators remain low. 1.3%…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Oct. 29 to Nov. 4
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 ReportClick here to access week 44 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. Local indicators for COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remain low for week ending Nov. 4. 1.5% of emergency department visits were attributable to COVID-19 and there were fewer than ten emergency department (ED) visits attributable to either influenza or RSV. Kitsap sentinel…
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Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report: Oct. 22 to Oct. 28
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 43 of the Kitsap Respiratory Illness Report. Local indicators for COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remain low for week ending 10/28/2023. 1.0% of emergency department visits were attributable to COVID-19 and there were fewer than ten emergency department (ED) visits attributable to either influenza or RSV. Kitsap sentinel reporting labs reported…