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Norwalk health official: respiratory viruses remain high; CDC reporting shows 93 measles cases in eight jurisdictions
Summary
Brian Weeks told the Norwalk Board of Health on Feb. 25 that national and state respiratory-illness indicators remain elevated and that CDC is reporting 93 measles cases across eight jurisdictions through Feb. 20, 2025; Weeks urged vaccination, testing and basic prevention steps.
Brian Weeks, program director of epidemiology and informatics for the Norwalk Health Department, told the Board of Health on Feb. 25, 2025, that national and Connecticut indicators for respiratory illness remain elevated and that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had recorded 93 measles cases in eight jurisdictions through Feb. 20, 2025.
Weeks said the CDC’s emergency-department indicators show “the overall respiratory illness activity in the country is at high,” with emergency visits for influenza especially pronounced. He summarized wastewater and syndromic signals as a mix: wastewater viral activity is high for influenza, moderate for COVID-19 and low for RSV nationally, and Connecticut shows very high…
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