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Northwest Regional Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report for week ending 11/18/23

| November 27, 2023

The Northwest Regional Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report for week ending 11/18/23 is now available. PDF of report available here. One of the respiratory thresholds has been exceeded. This is a level at which some healthcare facilities have chosen to implement masking protocols at their facilities. We are available to provide guidance to healthcare providers who would like … Northwest Regional Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report for week ending 11/18/23

Northwest Regional Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report for week ending 11/11/23

| November 15, 2023

The Northwest Regional Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report for week ending 11/11/23 is now available. PDF of report available here. One of the respiratory thresholds has been exceeded. This is a level at which some healthcare facilities have chosen to implement masking protocols at their facilities. We are available to provide guidance to healthcare providers who would like … Northwest Regional Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report for week ending 11/11/23

Northwest Regional Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report for week ending 11/4/23

| November 9, 2023

The Northwest Regional Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report for week ending 11/4/23 is now available. PDF of report available here.

Northwest Regional Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report for week ending 10/28/23

| November 1, 2023

The Regional Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report for week ending 10/28/23 is now available. PDF of report available here.

Northwest Regional Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report for week ending 10/21/23

| October 26, 2023

The Regional Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report for week ending 10/21/23 is now available. PDF of report available here.

Regional Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report for week ending 10/14/23

| October 20, 2023

The Regional Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report for week ending 10/14/23 is now available. PDF of report available here.

Northwest Regional Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report

| October 11, 2023

Whatcom County Health and Community Services is providing a report on respiratory virus activity in our multi-county North Sound region to support the consensus statement on universal masking in healthcare that was recently generated by several large regional healthcare organizations and coordinated by the Northwest Healthcare Response Network. A collaborative group identified percent (%) of ED … Northwest Regional Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report

9/11/23 Health Advisory: reports of fatal Vibrio vulnificus (V. vulnificus) infections

| September 11, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to: Recommendations for Healthcare ProfessionalsThis guidance pertains to managing severe V. vulnificus wound infections. Diagnosis Clinical Management Clinician Reporting Recommendations for the PublicTaking the following steps can help keep you safe: Contacting Whatcom County Health and Community Services. … 9/11/23 Health Advisory: reports of fatal Vibrio vulnificus (V. vulnificus) infections

5/25/23 Health Advisory: Measles Activity in Washington State

| May 25, 2023

Background Seattle & King County and the Washington State Department of Health have identified a confirmed case of measles in a King County resident with unknown vaccine history. There was no specifically identified exposure, and the infection appears to be U.S. acquired (no international travel). The individual with measles visited the following public locations in Seattle, WA during their … 5/25/23 Health Advisory: Measles Activity in Washington State