2023 health advisories for King County health care providers

December 19, 2023 Urgent need to increase immunization coverage for influenza, COVID-19, and RSV and use of authorized/approved therapeutics in the setting of increased respiratory disease activity during the 2023 – 2024 winter season
December 13, 2023 Varicella cluster in Tukwila, King County
December 8, 2023 Severe and Fatal Confirmed Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever among People with Recent Travel to Tecate, Mexico, CDC
November 14, 2023 FDA raises concerns about probiotic products sold for use in hospitalized preterm infants
October 31, 2023 Limited availability of Nirsevimab in the United States
October 11, 2023 Outbreak of Mpox in King County
September 29, 2023 Increased Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) activity in southeastern United States: New prevention tools available to protect patients
September 4, 2023 Foodborne outbreak of listeriosis associated with restaurant milkshakes in Pierce County
August 29, 2023 Locally acquired malaria cases identified in the United States: Florida, Texas, and Maryland
August 23, 2023 Locally acquired hantavirus case in King County
July 19, 2023 Candida auris reported in Washington with local transmission in Washington suspected
July 17, 2023 Locally acquired malaria cases identified in the United States
June 30, 2023 Guidance on measles for the summer travel season
June 15, 2023 Multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis among patients who underwent surgical procedures under epidural anesthesia in Matamoros, Mexico
June 6, 2023 Benzathine penicillin shortage and syphilis
May 31, 2023 Potential risk for new Mpox cases in the United States
May 20, 2023 Measles case in a King County resident with unknown exposure
April 10, 2023 Marburg Virus Disease Outbreaks in United Republic of Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea
March 19, 2023 Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) Infection Risk Related to Recall of Frozen Organic Strawberries
March 9, 2023 Increase in extensively drug-resistant (XDR) shigellosis in the United States
March 3, 2023 Measles exposure at a large gathering in Kentucky
January 23, 2023 Measles case in King County resident exposed during international travel
January 12, 2023 Updates on COVID-19 therapeutics for treatment and prevention

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