Communicable Disease Updates

Communicable Disease Updates and Public Health Advisories are provided to health care providers and other reporting partners by the Thurston County Health Officer. Contact information is provided in each update. - Thank You!

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Date	Communicable Disease Update
12/2/21	New SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern Identified: Omicron (B.1.529) Variant
10/22/21	Updated Long-Term Care Facility COVID-19 Guidance for Outbreaks and New Admissions
8/26/2021	Updated Long-Term Care Facility COVID-19 Guidance and New Phone Number for COVID-19 Support for Long-Term Care Facilities
7/23/2021	COVID-19 Testing, Isolation, and Quarantine Updates & Tuberculosis Testing Updates
7/2/2021	SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing: Variants of Concern and other Emerging Variants
5/25/2021	Myocarditis or Pericarditis after COVID-19 Vaccination
4/13/2021	Cases of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia after Receipt of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
3/2/2021	Reactions to the Anniversary of the COVID-19 Pandemic
2/5/2021	Increase of Overdose Deaths in Washington State
2/3/2021	Increase in Syphilis Cases among Heterosexuals experiencing Houselessness & Identification of Congenital Syphilis in King County and Washington State
12/9/2020	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
9/3/2020	Pediatrics Guidance for Children Returning to School/Day with COVID-19 Symptoms & New Childhood Immunization Requirements during the Pandemic
8/10/2020	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
7/14/2020	COVID-19 Testing Recommendations and Laboratory Resources to help with Extended Testing Times Experienced through some Commercial Labs
7/8/2020	Updated COVID-19 Testing Recommendations - a Fond Farewell to Dr. Diana Yu and a Warm Welcome to Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek
5/13/2020	Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome Potentially Associated with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Children
5/6/2020	COVID-19 Testing Guidance, Letter from Secretary Wiesman, and a Survey Request for SARS CoV2 Testing
4/22/2020	COVID-19 Testing Guidance Update
3/13/2020	COVID-19 Update and Information from Medic One: COVID-19 Update #12
3/12/2020	COVID -19 Prevention for the Long- term Care Setting Webinar, March 13, 2020: COVID-19 Update #11
3/11/2020	First Case of COVID-19 in a Thurston County Resident Reported Today: COVID-19 Update #10
3/10/2020	COVID-19 Testing and Reporting Information for Healthcare Providers Including Droplet and Contact Precautions: COVID-19 Update #9
3/10/2020	Long Term Care Facilities and COVID-19: COVID-19 Update #8
3/3/2020	COVID -19 Prevention for the Long- term Care Setting Webinar, March 5, 2020
3/3/2020	COVID-19 Respiratory Infection
2/21/2020	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
2/11/2020	Vaping-Associated Lung Injury (VALI) and Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Respiratory Infection Webinar 2-14-2020 for Healthcare, Public Health and EMS Partners
2/7/2020	Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Respiratory Infection
1/31/2020	Management of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in Outpatient Settings – Webinar, Monday, February 3,2020, 2:00 PM PST
1/23/2020	Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Respiratory Infection - Wuhan City, China and Snohomish County
1/15/2020	Hepatitis A Virus Outbreaks Continue among Persons Experiencing Homelessness and Persons who Use Drugs
1/7/2020	Influenza Masking of Unvaccinated Staff - Antiviral Treatment
Date	Public Health Advisory
8/30/2021	Rapid Increase in Ivermectin Prescriptions and Reports of Severe Illness Associated with Use of Products Containing Ivermectin to Prevent or Treat COVID-19
8/6/2021	Provider Alert - Burkholderia cepacia Complex (Bcc) Infections Associated with Contaminated Ultrasound Gel
7/23/2021	Provider Alert - Unaddressed Behavior Health Conditions for Healthcare and Public Health Workforce
7/1/2021	Provider Alert - July 4th Celebrations and Other Summertime Gatherings during COVID-19
1/5/2021	Provider Alert - Increased Concern of Suicide Risk in Youth during COVID-19
12/3/2020	Adult Family Home Point in Time Testing Guidance for COVID-19
10/29/2020	Long-Term Care Facility High Transmission Guidance for COVID-19
5/30/2020	Long Term Care Facility COVID-19 Outbreaks
4/15/2020	COVID-19 Guidance for Deaths Occurring Outside of a Health Care Setting
4/15/2020	COVID-19 Reporting COVID-19 Cases, Update for Health Care Providers and Facilities
4/9/2020	COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
4/3/2020	COVID-19 Long Term Care Facility Update
3/31/2020	COVID-19 Update
3/24/2020	Urgent Guidance for Referring Individuals for COVID-19 Testing Through Providence Drive Thru Test Sites
3/24/2020	COVID-19 Testing, PPE, and Isolation and Quarantine
3/20/2020	COVID-19 and Child Care Providers and Facilities
3/20/2020	COVID-19 and Dental Providers
3/18/2020	COVID-19 Reporting: Clarification on Mandated Reporting Requirements for Suspect and Confirmed COVID-19 Cases
3/16/2020	COVID-19 Reporting
12/20/2019	Water Quality Testing and Lead - North Thurston Public Schools
11/27/2019	Dr Rachel Wood is Retiring as Thurston County Health Officer
11/25/2019	Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) and Budd Inlet Shellfish Closure/Update on E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use Associated Lung Injury
09/26/2019	Outbreak of Severe Lung Disease Associated with E-Cigarettes or Vaping
08/23/2019	Unexplained Vaping-associated Pulmonary Illness
08/05/2019	No Cost MMR Vaccine Now Available for Uninsured Child Care Workers and Volunteers of Licensed Child Care Centers
08/01/2019	Hepatitis A Outbreak in Washington State
06/20/2019	Mumps in Washington
06/05/2019	Measles and Vaccine Hesitancy
06/05/2019	Public and Private Schools and Licensed Child Care Facilities - New Immunization Law Impacting Effective July 28, 2019
05/20/2019	MMR Vaccine For Infants Below the Age of 12 Months Due to the Measles Outbreak Is Not Recommended
04/29/2019	Increase in newly-diagnosed HIV infections among heterosexuals who inject drugs in King County
04/23/2019	Influenza-related Masking No Longer Recommended and 2) Locally-acquired Acute Hepatitis A in a Person Living Homeless in Seattle
04/11/2019	Hepatitis A Virus Outbreaks Continue among the Homeless and Persons who use Drugs
03/14/2019	Recommendations for influenza and group A Streptococcus rapid testing when evaluating possible measles cases
02/15/2019	Measles Outbreak in Clark County, WA
02/13/2019	Measles Outbreak in Clark County, WA
01/23/2019	Measles Outbreak in Clark County, WA
01/23/2019	School and Child Care Update: Measles Outbreak in Clark County
01/16/2019	Confirmed measles cases in Clark County
01/15/2019	Local cases of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
01/07/2019	INFLUENZA Masking of Unvaccinated Staff – Antiviral Treatment