Regional healthcare organizations adopt guidelines for masking as respiratory virus season approaches

September 26, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

Public Health – Seattle & King County supports the data-informed decision by healthcare organizations to require masking in their facilities when thresholds for increased respiratory illness activity are reached. Read more below.

New case of measles in King County

May 20, 2023.Reading time 7 minutes.

Public Health – Seattle & King County is investigating a confirmed measles case in a child. People who were at Aki Kurose Middle School, Pike Place Market, World Market, and HopeCentral Pediatrics & Behavioral Health in Seattle may have been exposed to measles if they were there within the time span that this person passed through while infectious.

Q & A on recent Klebsiella outbreak at Virginia Mason Medical Center

April 28, 2023.Reading time 11 minutes.

Klebsiella is a bacteria that can lead to infections in hospital settings. We sat down with public health experts to answer some common questions about a recent outbreak and what the public needs to know.

World TB Day 2023 is a reminder that TB is a global and local problem

March 24, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

On World TB Day, March 24, 2023, it is important to remember that TB is not just a problem overseas.

Video & transcript: COVID-19 media briefing

March 9, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

Dr. Eric Chow, Chief of Communicable Disease Epidemiology for Public Health – Seattle & King County, held a media briefing on March 8, 2023, to share information and take questions about where we are in the COVID-19 pandemic.

New case of measles in King County

January 21, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

Public Health – Seattle & King County is investigating a confirmed measles case in a King County resident, an adult female. The individual was at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Providence Swedish First Hill while infectious. Anyone who was at these locations within the time span that this person passed through may have been exposed to measles.