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Past health advisories and alerts are archived for historical purposes and are not maintained or updated.
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Confirmed Measles Case Identified in North Idaho/Kootenai County - Aug. 13, 2025
Screening Recommendations for TB Exposures at Eastern State Hospital - Aug. 6, 2025
Measles Cases in Washington; New Assessment and Testing Resources - July 2, 2025
Continued Increase in Measles Cases - April 25, 2025
Recall Notice: Listeria in Frozen Supplemental Shakes - Feb. 27, 2025
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Pertussis Cases Continue to Increase in Washington State - Nov. 13, 2024
Washington State Blue Band Initiative - Nov. 4, 2024
Acute Flaccid Myelitis – Vigilance during Fall Respiratory Season - Oct. 9, 2024
Increased Pertussis Activity Continues in Spokane County - Oct. 4, 2024
SRHD Recommends BBP Testing for Potential Exposures in Deer Park - Sept. 19, 2024
Increase in Human Parvovirus B19 (Fifth Disease) Activity in the United States - Aug. 15, 2024
Increase in Pertussis Cases - Aug. 6, 2024
Assess patients with influenza-like illness for animal exposures this summer - July 11, 2024
Increasing cases of Candida auris in Washington - July 10, 2024
Increased Risk of Dengue Virus Infections in the United States
Increase in Pertussis Cases - May 15, 2024
Washington state updates COVID-19 non-health care isolation guidance - April 4, 2024
Global Increase in Dengue Cases; Be Alert for Cases in WA - April 4, 2024
Measles Case Confirmed in Spokane County - Feb. 20, 2024
Candida auris reported in two Washington counties - Feb. 1, 2024
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Increased TB Among Pacific Islander Communities - Nov. 21, 2023
Confirmed Measles Case in Idaho - Sept. 21, 2023
RSV Increasing in Southeast United States and New RSV Prevention Tools - Sept. 7, 2023
Severe Vibrio vulnificus Infections Associated with Warming Coastal Waters - Sept. 7, 2023
Listeria monocytogenes Contamination of Restaurant Milkshakes in Tacoma - Aug. 23, 2023
Candida auris reported in Washington - Local Transmission Suspected - July 18, 2023
Malaria: Locally Acquired Malaria Cases Identified in U.S. - July 7, 2023
Varicella: Breakthrough Varicella Cases - June 1, 2023
Measles: Confirmed Measles Case with Public Exposure Settings in Seattle - May 25, 2023
Measles: Exposure at Large Gathering in Kentucky - March 6, 2023
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Continuing Education Opportunity - Dec. 13, 2022
Ebola: Update on Ebola Outbreak in Central Uganda - Nov. 18, 2022
Smoking Cessation: Resources for the Great American Smokeout on November 17 - Nov. 1, 2022
Ebola: Outbreak of Ebola virus disease (Sudan ebolavirus) in Central Uganda - Oct. 11, 2022
COVID-19 Vaccine: New Omicron COVID-19 Bivalent Vaccine Boosters Approved - Sept. 21, 2022
CE Opportunity – Ethylene Oxide Education Advisory for Healthcare Providers - Aug. 18, 2022
Monkeypox: DOH’s Summary of Monkeypox Recognition, Reporting, and Treatment - July 28, 2022
Monkeypox: Update - July 14, 2022
Monkeypox: Update - June 15, 2022
COVID-19 Treatment: COVID-19 Rebound After Paxlovid Treatment - May 27, 2022
Monkeypox Virus Infection in the United States—2022 - May 20, 2022
Pertussis: Increasing Pertussis Cases – UPDATE to April 8, 2022 Alert - May 10, 2022
Avian Influenza A (H5N1): Recommendations for Human Health Investigations and Response - May 4, 2022
Pertussis: Increased Pertussis Activity in Spokane County - April 7, 2022
Smoking Cessation: Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action April 1, 2022 - March 28, 2022
Updated Guidance on Response to COVID-19 Cases in Long Term Care Facilities - March 10, 2022
Measles: Imported Measles in Snohomish County - February 25, 2022
COVID-19: Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Doses - Jan. 28, 2022
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COVID-19: New SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern Identified: Omicron (B.1.1.529) Variant - Dec. 2, 2021
GASO: Great American Smoke Out – November 18, 2021
Lead: Recall Expanded for Blood Lead Testing Equipment - Oct. 25, 2021
Cannabis: Insufficiently Labeled delta-8 THC Products - Oct. 25, 2021
COVID-19: LTC Case Reporting & Testing Guidance Advisory for Healthcare Providers - Oct. 21 2021
COVID-19: MIS-C Advisory for Healthcare Providers - Oct. 1, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine: Update on Booster Doses for COVID-19 Vaccine - Sept. 9, 2021
COVID-19: Updated COVID-19 Breakthrough Case Reporting Requirements - Sept. 9, 2021
Melioidosis: Contaminated Ultrasound Gel and Fatal Cases of Melioidosis Advisory - August 10, 2021
COVID-19: Reminder to Report COVID Vaccine-Associated Myocarditis and Pericarditis - July 22, 2021
Lead: Recall of Blood Lead Tests due to Risk of Falsely Low Results - July 8, 2021
Typhoid Fever: Cluster of Typhoid Fever Cases Identified in Spokane County - April 21, 2021
Tobacco and Nicotine: Quitline Training for Healthcare Providers - March 12, 2021
COVID-19: Update Guidance for Fully Vaccinated Exposed Persons – Quarantine - Feb. 25, 2021
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COVID-19: Revised Quarantine Guidance - December 7, 2020
COVID-19: Bamlanivimab Monoclonal Antibody Treatment for COVID - November 23, 2020
COVID-19: Review of Isolation & Quarantine Recommendations - November 12, 2020
COVID-19 Isolation Management for Schools, Workplaces, and Childcare - October 14, 2020
COVID-19: Management for K-12 Schools with In-Person Learning - September 10, 2020
COVID-19: Extended Home Isolation Period, Updates to Specimen Collection & Handling- May 6, 2020
COVID-19: Update to Healthcare Worker Management & Masks - April 8, 2020
COVID-19: Testing and Isolation/Quarantine Update - March 20, 2020
COVID-19: Precautions and Testing Update - March 13, 2020
New Testing Options and Guidance for Suspected COVID-19 - March 6, 2020
New Testing Option Available for Suspected COVID-19 - March 4, 2020
Update: COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) Clinical Evaluation Update - February 28, 2020
Update: E-Cigarette or Vaping-Associated Lung Injury (EVALI) - February 13, 2020
Update: Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in China - February 13, 2020
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Pertussis: Increase in Pertussis Cases Observed in Spokane County - December 6, 2019
Vaping-Associated Lung Injury: Updated Interim Guidance for Healthcare Providers - October 17, 2019
West Nile Virus: Potential for Human West Nile Virus Cases in Washington - September 16, 2019
MERS: MERS in Saudi Arabia and Potential for Travel-associated Cases - August 12, 2019
Wildfire: Recommendations & Resources for Wildfire Season - July 12, 2019
Measles: Adult MMR Recommendations - May 28, 2019
Measles: New Confirmed Measles Cases with SeaTac Exposures - May 15, 2019
HIV: Washington healthcare providers urged to take action to help prevent HIV - May 15, 2019
Measles: Updated Guidance Related to Clark County, WA Measles Outbreak - Feb. 4, 2019
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Pertussis: Pertussis Alert for Healthcare Providers - Nov. 14, 2018
Acute Flaccid Myelitis: Increase in suspected cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis in WA - Oct. 11, 2018
Hepatitis B: Increase in Acute Hepatitis B Cases - Oct. 3, 2018
Flu: ACIP Recommendations for Influenza Vaccine for the 2018-19 Season - Sept. 12, 2018
West Nile Virus: West Nile Virus Identified in Spokane-area Mosquitoes - Aug. 17, 2018