For Healthcare Providers
Reporting Notifiable ConditionsTo report a notifiable condition, please call our Communicable Disease reporting line or fill out our form: Phone: 360-414-5599 (option 2 or extension 6431) Additional Reporting InformationFor best results, these forms should be downloaded and opened in a PDF viewer (e.g., Foxit or Adobe Reader) before filling it out.
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Influenza Surveillance
For current influenza activity, including the percentage of positive tests, please see our communicable disease data page. Surveillance reports are usually issued each week during influenza season. Long term care facilities can also view our influenza toolkit on our care facilities web page.
Provider Advisories
Health officers may issue provider advisories to ensure Cowlitz County and/or regional healthcare providers have the latest information
and guidance on emerging and ongoing health issues.
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2026 Health Alerts, Advisories, Updates, and Notifications
- March 13 - WA State DOH Provider Alert: RSV Season Extended - Administer RSV Monoclonal Antibodies through April 30, 2026
- March 10 - CDC Health Advisory: CDC Update on Bicillin® L-A Shortage
- February 5 - Cowlitz Health Advisory: Measles Cases Increasing in Region and Washington State
- January 20 - CDC Health Advisory: New World Screwworm: Outbreak Moves into Northern Mexico
2025 Health Alerts, Advisories, Updates, and Notifications
- December 9 - WA State DOH Call for Cases: Multistate Cluster of Extensively Drug-Resistant Bacteria
- December 3 - CDC Health Advisory: First Reported Outbreak Caused by Marburg Virus in Ethiopia
- September 18 - CDC Health Advisory: Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- March 18 - CDC Health Update: Ongoing Risk of Dengue Virus Infections and Updated Testing Recommendations in the United States
- March 7 - CDC Health Advisory: Expanding Measles Outbreak in the U.S. and Guidance for the Upcoming Travel Season
2024 Health Alerts, Advisories, Updates, and Notifications
- September 6 - Cowlitz Health Advisory: Pertussis cases reported in Cowlitz County
- August 15 - Region 4 Health Advisory: Clade I mpox cases grow internationally; remain alert for potential cases
- August 5 - Region 4 Health Advisory: Ongoing transmission of Candida auris identified in Washington
- July 11 - Region 4 Health Advisory: Assess patients with influenza-like illness for animal exposures this summer
- July 8 - WA State DOH Advisory: Increasing cases of Candida auris in Washington
- May 20 - CDC Health Advisory: Meningococcal Disease Cases Linked to Travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
- May 13 - WA State DOH Advisory: Increase in Pertussis Cases in several Washington Jurisdictions
- April 30 - WA State DOH, FDA, CDC Advisory: Organic walnuts linked to E. coli infections in Washington, California
- April 19 - Region 4 Health Advisory: Enroll Now for WHALES Death Registration
- March 28 - CDC Health Advisory: Increase in Invasive Serogroup Y Meningococcal Disease (United States)
- March 27 - WA Provider Alert: Global Increase in Dengue Cases
- February 22 - WA HAN Health Advisory: Measles Case Confirmed in Spokane County
- January 30 - WA HAN Health Advisory: Candida auris reported in two Washington counties
- January 6 - Region 4 Health Advisory: Confirmed measles cases in Clark and Wahkiakum counties
2023 Health Alerts, Advisories, Updates, and Notifications
- December 20 - Urgent need to increase influenza and COVID-19 vaccination rates and use of authorized/approved therapeutics
- December 8 - Severe and Fatal Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever among People with Recent Travel to Tecate, Mexico
- December 7 - Mpox Caused by Human-to-Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus w/Geographic Spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- December 5 - Tuberculosis Testing for People Previously Incarcerated
- November 13 - High Blood Lead Levels in Children Consuming Recalled Cinnamon Applesauce Pouches
- October 23 - Limited Supply of Nirsevimab
- August 18 - WA State Dept. of Health Advisory: Listeria monocytogenes Contamination of Restaurant Milkshakes
- July 19 - Candida auris (C. auris) reported
- June 1 - Multistate Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
- Feb. 2 - Evusheld revised authorization