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Health Alert: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Respiratory Infection Updated Guidance for Health Care Providers February 6, 2020 

Update: 

• 18 days have passed since 2019-nCoV was confirmed in a Snohomish Country traveler returning from Wuhan,...

Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Respiratory Infection Updated Guidance for Health Care Providers

Requested Actions 

• Be aware that 
  • 2019-nCoV has been confirmed in a traveler who returned to Snohomish County from Wuhan, China, on January 15; and 
  • approximately 50 contacts from health care and occupational settings are being mon...

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

Action requested:

• Be aware that 2019-nCoV has been confirmed in a traveler who recently returned to Snohomish County from Wuhan, China.
• Obtain a detailed travel history for patients being evaluated with fever and acute respiratory illness.
• 2019-nCoV should b...

Health Advisory: Hepatitis A Outbreak in Snohomish County

Actions requested:  

• Health care providers, particularly hospital emergency departments and urgent care centers, should offer hepatitis A vaccines to all patients who are homeless, users of injection or non-injection illicit drugs, infected with h...

Influenza Circulating in Snohomish County

Action requested: 

• Be aware that influenza is now circulating in the community (see Figure 1 below). 
• Encourage unvaccinated patients to get vaccinated as soon as possible, particularly those predisposed to severe illness or complications ...

Rabies Post Exposure Prophylaxis Reporting, Assessment & Vaccine Availability

Action requested:   

• Immediately notify the Snohomish Health District Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response Program (SHD CD) at 425.339.5278 to report suspected human rabies exposures due to a bite from or other exposure to an an...

Vaping-Associated Lung Injury: Clinician Guidelines, State Board of Health Emergency Rule

Background: 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, state and local health departments, and other clinical and public health partners are investigating a multistate outbreak of vaping-related lung injury...

Outbreak of Severe Lung Disease Associated with E-cigarette Use or Vaping

Health Alert: Outbreak of Severe Lung Disease Associated with E-cigarette Use or Vaping

Three Cases Identified in Washington State

Key Actions Requested: 

• Be aware of reports of severe pulmonary disease associated with vaping from multiple U.S. stat...

Health Advisories: Hepatitis A Case, Vaping-associated Illness, and Upcoming Training

Hepatitis A Case in Snohomish County

Actions requested: 

• Be aware of a confirmed case of hepatitis A in a foodworker at Ashiya Teriyaki located at 1233 164th St SW in Lynnwood. People who ate at this restaurant between August 2 and August 15 may be...

Health Advisory: Hepatitis A Outbreak in Washington State

August 6, 2019 

Situation: 

Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has announced the outbreak of Hepatitis A within Washington State.  Multiple states across the country have reported outbreaks of Hepatitis A, primarily among...

Health Advisory: Measles Outbreak in Clark County, Washington — Jan. 28, 2019

Key Messages:

• According to Washington Department of Health, 34 people in Clark County and 1 adult in King County, and 1 person in Multnomah County, Oregon have been confirmed as measles.
• Report all patients with suspected measles immediately to the Snohomis...

Health Advisory: Measles Outbreak in Clark County, Washington — Jan. 24, 2019

Key Messages:

• According to Washington Department of Health, 23 people in Clark County and 1 adult in King County have been confirmed as measles, with 3 suspect cases also children, and over 1,000 contacts.
• Consider the diagnosis of measles among persons pre...