News & Advisories

In week ending June 28, local indicators for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remained minimal.

In week ending June 28, local indicators for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remained minimal.

Pertussis activity remains high in Kitsap County and Washington state, especially among school-aged children.

BE AWARE pertussis activity in Kitsap County and across Washington state remains high.

BE AWARE of an increase in pertussis and influenza activity in Kitsap County and across Washington state.

BE AWARE of local pertussis activity and consider pertussis in patients exhibiting symptoms of respiratory illness.

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.

An 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.

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. 

On Oct. 23, 2023, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health alert about the limited supply of nirsevimab.

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