Public Health — Seattle & King County confirmed one local TMVII case and urged clinicians to test and treat with oral antifungals as more cases may be undetected.

State data show overdose deaths dipped in 2025, but Seattle and King County still face hundreds of fentanyl fatalities even as hotlines, naloxone and new short‑stay centers expand access to treatment.

King County warns of a measles exposure at Sea‑Tac after a Canadian traveler passed through on March 9; officials point people to county and state exposure maps and vaccine guidance.

Grant County confirmed two measles infections in children and listed potential exposure sites in Moses Lake. Health officials say unvaccinated residents should check MMR status and call their provider.

British Columbia reports it has hired more than 400 U.S.-trained clinicians after fast-tracking licenses and is now targeting Oregon with an ad campaign.

A Tacoma baby with a complex heart defect went home after surgeons at Seattle Children’s repaired his heart without donated blood. The case highlights the hospital’s leading blood‑conservation program.

Marvel Food & Deli pulled its house-made Country Style Adjika salsa after inspectors flagged an unapproved canning process that could allow botulism. Stores are offering refunds and working with county health departments.

Public Health confirmed an active TB case at Rainier Beach High School. About 130 people are being asked to get evaluated and the patient is receiving treatment.

Nurses at St. Joseph’s in Tacoma say ICE agents who escort detainees have ignored safety and privacy practices — citing tight shackling, PPE breaches and a reported unattended gun.

Virginia Mason Franciscan will end its rotation with Community Health Care on July 1, 2026, putting Tacoma’s family‑medicine training pipeline at risk. Program leaders warn of worse waits and lost local hires.

Kitsap County officials confirmed a young child died after contracting flu in January, and health leaders are urging residents to get vaccinated as ER visits rise.

Health officials say a traveler with confirmed measles passed through Sea‑Tac on Jan. 22; exposure windows and county outbreak updates are now public. Vaccination remains the top defense.

A Marysville teenager died of influenza, the first pediatric flu death in Washington this season. Health officials urge vaccination as cases remain widespread.