During this week’s airing of the Outbreak News This Week Radio Show, I interviewed two interesting guests on the topics of Chagas disease and hantavirus. In the first segment, Hutchinson Distinguished...

Last week, we reported on the unusual situation of two locally acquired hantavirus cases in King County, Washington during the past four months. The husband of the Redmond hantavirus survivor contacted...

Since January, Public Health — Seattle & King County has reported at least 39 people with illness suggestive of norovirus (nausea, vomiting and diarrhea) after eating raw oysters at one of several...

One of the states hit hardest by mumps in the past six months is Washington. Since October 2016, state health officials have reported 664 confirmed and probable cases through this week. 473 of the cases...

Local public health officials have confirmed measles infection in a 6-month-old infant and the infant’s father, both King County residents who had recently traveled to Asia.  The infant and the...

An inmate in the King County Jail system was recently diagnosed with infectious tuberculosis (TB) and officials say that some 66 inmates with ongoing exposure were identified, according to Public Health...

With 191 confirmed and probable mumps cases, Spokane County is now reporting the most mumps in Washington state. The state has seen at least 438 cases as the outbreak continues it’s climb. In Spokane...

The Spokane Regional Health District reported 152 cases of mumps in Spokane County as of Feb. 5, with several more under investigation, therefore, the number is expected to grow in coming days. In King...

Public Health recently investigated a cluster of norovirus-like illness associated with consuming raw oysters. Norovirus is the name of a group of viruses that cause viral gastroenteritis. Norovirus is...

The Washington State Department of Health (WSDH) has reported 129 mumps cases through Friday, including 111 in King County and twelve in Pierce County. This has prompted health officials to urge the public...