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Framingham public health nurse reports rise in Lyme, hepatitis and continuing STI trends; urges measles and varicella vaccination
Summary
Public health nurse Linda Phelan told the Board of Health the department has seen increases in Lyme disease and certain hepatitis reports, continued rises in syphilis, and described the city’s efforts to reduce measles and varicella noncompliance through school clinics and outreach.
Linda Phelan, the city’s public health nurse, updated the Framingham Board of Health on infectious-disease trends and the department’s vaccination work during the board’s virtual meeting.
Phelan said she has recorded an uptick in Lyme disease and an increase in hepatitis cases and that clinicians’ expanded testing may be contributing to detection. She also reported that syphilis cases are continuing to rise locally. "STI syphilis is still increasing," she said.
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