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.

Why the current exposure risk is low from novel coronavirus

January 23, 2020.Reading time 9 minutes.

NOTE: This blog post is out of date and remains here only for archive purposes. Current blogs are on the Coronavirus page. – 2/25/2020 This blog was updated on 1/29/20 to reflect new guidance that travelers from any region in China should watch for symptoms in the 14 days after their return. On January 21, […]

Fourth recent King County measles case confirmed this month

May 21, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

Measles cases in King County increased to four for the month of May, with a total of seven recent cases in Washingtonians.

Rabid bat found at City of SeaTac park

August 30, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A rabid bat was found at Angle Lake Park in the City of SeaTac. If you had any contact with a bat near the park lakeshore by the old lifeguard shack on Monday, August 28 or Tuesday, August 29, contact Public Health (206-296-4774) immediately for information on preventative treatment. Rabies can be life-threatening, but is preventable if […]