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Framingham public health nurse reports measles surge, 216 child flu deaths and rising STIs
Summary
At a May 13 Framingham Board of Health meeting, the city’s public health nurse outlined a rise in measles cases nationwide, 216 child deaths from this season’s flu, local TB cases and growing sexually transmitted infection rates, and warned staffing limits at the city clinic.
Linda, Framingham’s public health nurse, told the Board of Health on May 13 that infectious disease activity has shifted this year and is stressing local resources.
“The saddest thing in the world, we had 216 children die from the flu this year,” Linda said, adding that respiratory illnesses overall were down but that the flu “really hit the kids hard.” She reported a sharp rise in measles nationally, saying that cases rose from about 200 the week she wrote her report…
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