Communicable Disease Updates are provided to health care providers and other reporting partners by the Thurston County Health Officer. For information regarding specific Communicable Disease listed below, please click on the specific link provided. Contact information is provided in each update. - Thank You!

Communicable Disease Updates:

Please Note: All documents are in PDF Format

Date
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
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
10/11/2018	Increase in suspected cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis in Washington State since August 2018
05/08/2018	Request to healthcare facilities to review employment records
04/27/2018	Call for Cases: Serratia marcescens bloodstream infections
04/23/2018	Influenza-related masking no longer recommended
03/22/2018	Increase in Reports of Pertussis in Thurston County
01/18/2018	Influenza Outbreaks in Long Term Care Facilities - Quick Guide
01/12/2018	Possible Hepatitis A Exposure
01/05/2018	INFLUENZA - Masking of Unvaccinated Staff – Antiviral Treatment