Health Alerts

Public Health | Communicable Diseases

Stay informed with the latest health alerts, updates, and notices from Skagit County Public Health. These communications help keep our healthcare partners informed about emerging health concerns, important guidance, and other timely information affecting our community.

September 10, 2026: Health Advisory: Nationwide Increase in Reported Human Rabies Exposures: Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Administration
August 11, 2026: Health Advisory: Risk of Severe Arboviral Disease in Patients Receiving B Cell-Depleting or Modulating Medications
July 15, 2026: Health Advisory: Domestically Acquired Cyclosporiasis Cases in Multiple U.S. States, 2026
May 19, 2026: Health Advisory: Ebola Disease Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda
May 14, 2026: Health Advisory: 2026 Multi-Country Hantavirus Cluster Linked to Cruise Ship
March 18, 2026: RSV Season Extended - Administer RSV Monoclonal Antibodies through April 30, 2026
January 23, 2026: Health Advisory: New World Screwworm: Outbreak Moves into Northern
Mexico
January 20, 2026: Interim Pediatric Measles Outbreak Vaccination Recommendations

November 24, 2025: Health Advisory - H5N5 Avian Influenza Confirmed in Washington
October 2, 2025: Be Alert for Mpox: Clade I Mpox Virus Detected in Wastewater; Rise in Cases of Clade II Mpox
July 29, 2025: Measles Resources, Bicillin Recall & Chagas Disease
June 30, 2025: Measles Cases in Washington; New Assessment and Testing Resources
February 28, 2025: Confirmed Measles Case in Seattle-King County
February 25, 2025: Be Alert for Serious Adverse Events After Ceftriaxone Administration
February 3, 2025: Norovirus and Influenza A Subtyping of Hospitalized Patients
January 23, 2025: Subtyping of Influenza A Recommended for Hospitalized Patients

October 22, 2024: Presumptive Positive Human Cases of Avian Influenza Under Investigation in Washington
October 18, 2024: Clade II Mpox; Marburg Virus; Oropouche Virus; Acute Flaccid Myelitis; Respiratory Illness; PD & IV Solution Supplies
August 12, 2024: Clade I Mpox; BD BACTEC Blood Culture Tube Shortage; Provider Resources
July 10, 2024: Assess Patients with Influenza-like Illness for Animal Exposures this Summer
July 1, 2024: Increase in C. Auris in WA in 2024
May 13, 2024: Current Pertussis Situation in Washington
April 29, 2024: Pertussis Awareness, Shigellosis, Botulinum Toxin Injections
April 8, 2024: Avian Influenza, Invasive Meningococcal Disease, Dengue Fever, Measles
March 18, 2024: Updated COVID-19 and Other Respiratory Illness Guidance and Nirsevimab
Administration Ending
February 23, 2024: Possible Measles Exposures in Spokane County
February 6, 2024: Measles Awareness, Nirsevimab Updates, C. Auris Outbreak