Snohomish County reports E. coli case tied to Twin Sisters Creamery raw milk cheese

Snohomish County health officials have identified a case of E. coli connected to Twin Sisters Creamery’s raw milk cheese.

Washington Department of Health launches respiratory immunization dashboard

The Washington Department of Health said the dashboard combines immunization data on flu, COVID-19 and RSV for adults and ...
KGW8

First-ever presumptive human bird flu cases in Washington under investigation

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) says four agricultural workers tested presumptively positive for avian influenza after working with infected poultry at a ...
komonews

Washington state sees alarming rise in whooping cough cases this year

WASHINGTON STATE — Washington state is experiencing a spike in whooping cough cases with nearly 1,200 reported cases so far this year, that's up from 51 cases reported this time last year, ...
KREM

Washington DOH launches tool for locating free Narcan

WASHINGTON — The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has launched an online tool to help residents quickly locate free naloxone, a life-saving medication that can reverse opioid ...
Tri-City Herald

Fewer people are getting flu, COVID-19 vaccines this year, state data shows

COVID-19 and flu vaccination rates in Washington have fallen this season compared with the previous year, according to state data. Washington’s Department of Health, to help address the ...
The Olympian

Powdered formula recalled amid infant botulism cases in WA, 9 other states

Two batches of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula were voluntarily recalled following a broader botulism outbreak ...

Another person in U.S. is hospitalized with bird flu. Officials don't know how they got it

A person in Washington is presumed infected with bird flu virus. Health officials in the state do not know the source.