Requested actions Ask all patients if they recently used e-cigarette or vaping products and which substances they used. Ask patients…
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CDC Urges Clinicians to Report Cases of Unexplained Vaping-associated Pulmonary Illness Multiple cases of severe pulmonary disease in patients who…
Washington state is experiencing a hepatitis A outbreak in multiple counties in people who are living homeless or who use drugs. Requested actions Give hepatitis A vaccine to unvaccinated patients...
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Provider Alert For immediate release: May 15, 2019 Dear Colleagues, A Pierce County man in his 40’s has been diagnosed…
CountyBackground: In 2018 Yakima County saw 48 cases of syphilis, a 30% increase from the previous year and above our…
Washington is experiencing an outbreak of measles in Clark County (51 current confirmed cases) with spread to King County and…
Alert: FDA Investigating Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections Likely Linked to Romaine Lettuce Food Safety Alert: The Centers…
Per the Washington State Department of Health: Six cases of Salmonella illness in WA likely linked to cucumbers Initial investigation…
Increase in Suspected Cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) As of Oct. 9, 2018, 5 cases of acute flaccid myelitis…
Schools can prepare for opiate overdose. About 2,500 Washington State 12th graders had tried heroin at least once and even more (about 3,500 ) use pain killers to get high...
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