• Recall of Frozen Organic Strawberries and Organic Tropical Fruit Blend due to Hepatitis A risk to consumers - Communicable Disease Update 

• Measles, Chikungunya, & Drug Resistant Shigella Communicable Disease Update 

• Updated Artificial Tear Associated with Outbreak - Pseudomonas Eye Drops 

• Updated CDC Recommendations  Pseudomonas Eye Drops

• Pseudomonas Eye Drops Communicable Disease Update

• Measles Communicable Disease Update 
• Measles Provider Checklist

• Candida Auris Communicable Disease Update

• Influenza Communicable Disease Update

11/10/2022

• Increased Respiratory Virus Activity, Dental Waterlines, & Ebola Virus Disease Communicable Disease Update

10/19/2022

• Ebola Virus Communicable Diseases Update

10/05/2022

• Acute Flaccid Myelit and Monkeypox Communicable Diseases Update

08/16/2022

• Monkeypox Communicable Diseases update

08/03/2022

• Monkeypox Communicable Diseases update

07/22/2022

• Information regarding Monkeypox Recognition, Reporting, and Treatment

05/18/2022

• Updated Recommendations for Adenovirus Testing and Reporting of Children with Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology

05/05/2022

• Updated Information on Availability and Use of Treatments for Outpatients with Mild to Moderate COVID-19 and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus

04/22/2022

• Recommendations for Adenovirus Testing and Reporting of Children with Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology

03/30/2022

• Perinatal Hepatitis B Update

02/23/2022

• Gastrointestinal illness, Measles and FDA recall of infant formula

02/01/2022

• Update to Quarantine and Isolation Guidance for COVID-19

12/02/2021

• New SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern Identified: Omicron (B.1.529) Variant

10/22/2021

• Updated Long-Term Care Facility COVID-19 Guidance for Outbreaks and New Admissions

08/26/2021

• Updated Long-Term Care Facility COVID-19 Guidance and New Phone Number for COVID-19 Support for Long-Term Care Facilities

07/23/2021

• COVID-19 Testing, Isolation, and Quarantine Updates & Tuberculosis Testing Updates

07/02/2021

• SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing: Variants of Concern and other Emerging Variants

05/25/2021

• Myocarditis or Pericarditis after COVID-19 Vaccination

04/13/2021

• Cases of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia after Receipt of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine

03/02/2021

• Reactions to the Anniversary of the COVID-19 Pandemic

02/05/2021

• Increase of Overdose Deaths in Washington State

02/03/2021

• Increase in Syphilis Cases among Heterosexuals experiencing Houselessness & Identification of Congenital Syphilis in King County and Washington State

12/09/2020

• COVID-19 Vaccine Update, Enrollment Information, and Safety Webinar

11/10/2020

• CDC/Retail Pharmacy Partnership for Long Term Care Program - On-site COVID-19 Vaccine Enrollment

09/03/2020

• Pediatrics Guidance for Children Returning to School/Day with COVID-19 Symptoms & New Childhood Immunization Requirements during the Pandemic    

08/10/2020

• Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)- Emergency Rule (WAC 246-101-017) designates COVID-19 as Notifiable Condition and Additional Information Required for Reporting

07/14/2020

• COVID-19 Testing Recommendations and Laboratory Resources to help with Extended Testing Times Experienced through some Commercial Labs

07/08/2020

• Updated COVID-19 Testing Recommendations - a Fond Farewell to Dr. Diana Yu and a Warm Welcome to Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek

05/13/2020

• Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome Potentially Associated with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Children

05/06/2020

• COVID-19 Testing Guidance, Letter from Secretary Wiesman, and a Survey Request for SARS CoV2 Testing

04/22/2020

• COVID-19 Testing Guidance Update

03/13/2020

• COVID-19 Update and Information from Medic One: COVID-19 Update #12

03/12/2020

• COVID -19 Prevention for the Long- term Care Setting Webinar, March 13, 2020: COVID-19 Update #11

03/11/2020

• First Case of COVID-19 in a Thurston County Resident Reported Today:
  COVID-19 Update #10

03/10/2020

• COVID-19 Testing and Reporting Information for Healthcare Providers Including Droplet and Contact Precautions: COVID-19 Update #9

03/10/2020

• Long Term Care Facilities and COVID-19: COVID-19 Update #8

03/03/2020

• COVID -19 Prevention for the Long- term Care Setting Webinar, March 5, 2020

03/03/2020

• COVID-19 Respiratory Infection

02/21/2020

• New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Webinar February 25, 2020 3-4 PM, for School District Leaders and Health Services Supervisors, Co-sponsored by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and Washington State Department of Health

02/11/2020

• Vaping-Associated Lung Injury (VALI) and Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Respiratory Infection Webinar 2-14-2020 for Healthcare, Public Health and EMS Partners

02/07/2020

• Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Respiratory Infection

01/31/2020

• Management of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in Outpatient Settings � Webinar, Monday, February 3,2020, 2:00 PM PST

01/23/2020

• Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Respiratory Infection - Wuhan City, China and Snohomish County

01/15/2020

• Hepatitis A Virus Outbreaks Continue among Persons Experiencing Homelessness and Persons who Use Drugs 

01/07/2020

• Influenza Masking of Unvaccinated Staff - Antiviral Treatment

• Rapid Increase in Ivermectin Prescriptions and Reports of Severe Illness Associated with Use of Products Containing Ivermectin to Prevent or Treat COVID-19

• Provider Alert - Burkholderia cepacia Complex (Bcc) Infections Associated with Contaminated Ultrasound Gel

• Provider Alert - Unaddressed Behavior Health Conditions for Healthcare and Public Health Workforce

• Provider Alert - July 4th Celebrations and Other Summertime Gatherings during COVID-19

• Provider Alert - Increased Concern of Suicide Risk in Youth during COVID-19

• Adult Family Home Point in Time Testing Guidance for COVID-19

• Long-Term Care Facility High Transmission Guidance for COVID-19 

• Long Term Care Facility COVID-19 Outbreaks

• COVID-19 Guidance for Deaths Occurring Outside of a Health Care Setting

• COVID-19 Reporting COVID-19 Cases, Update for Health Care Providers and Facilities

• COVID-19 and Law Enforcement

• COVID-19 Long Term Care Facility Update

• COVID-19 Update

• Urgent Guidance for Referring Individuals for COVID-19 Testing Through Providence Drive Thru Test Sites

• COVID-19 Testing, PPE, and Isolation and Quarantine

• COVID-19 and Child Care Providers and Facilities

• COVID-19 and Dental Providers

• COVID-19 Reporting: Clarification on Mandated Reporting Requirements for Suspect and Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

• COVID-19 Reporting

• Water Quality Testing and Lead - North Thurston Public Schools 

• Dr Rachel Wood is Retiring as Thurston County Health Officer

• Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) and Budd Inlet Shellfish Closure/Update on E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use Associated Lung Injury

• Outbreak of Severe Lung Disease Associated with E-Cigarettes or Vaping

• Unexplained Vaping-associated Pulmonary Illness

• No Cost MMR Vaccine Now Available for Uninsured Child Care Workers and Volunteers of Licensed Child Care Centers

• Hepatitis A Outbreak in Washington State

• Mumps in Washington

• Measles and Vaccine Hesitancy

• Public and Private Schools and Licensed Child Care Facilities - New Immunization Law Impacting Effective July 28, 2019

• MMR Vaccine For Infants Below the Age of 12 Months Due to the Measles Outbreak Is Not Recommended

• Increase in newly-diagnosed HIV infections among heterosexuals who inject drugs in King County

• Influenza-related Masking No Longer Recommended and 2) Locally-acquired Acute Hepatitis A in a Person Living Homeless in Seattle

• Hepatitis A Virus Outbreaks Continue among the Homeless and Persons who use Drugs

• Recommendations for influenza and group A Streptococcus rapid testing when evaluating possible measles cases

• Measles Outbreak in Clark County, WA

• Measles Outbreak in Clark County, WA

• Measles Outbreak in Clark County, WA

• School and Child Care Update:  Measles Outbreak in Clark County

• Confirmed measles cases in Clark County

• Local cases of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae

• INFLUENZA Masking of Unvaccinated Staff  & Antiviral Treatment