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Board hears updates on influenza, measles, bird flu and mosquito control; mosquito season messaging aimed at seniors
Summary
Worcester Division of Public Health staff reported lower May influenza and COVID counts than April but warned of a new COVID variant and international measles outbreaks; staff and the Central Mass mosquito control program urged precautions for an uncertain mosquito season, with outreach targeted to older residents.
Worcester public‑health staff reported a decline in confirmed influenza and COVID‑19 cases in May compared with April but highlighted ongoing risks from new variants and other infectious threats, and described the city’s mosquito surveillance and control activities as mosquito season began.
“May cases: we have 38 confirmed cases” of influenza, and “42 cases reported in May” for COVID‑19, public‑health nursing staff reported, noting both figures were down from April counts (388 influenza and 66 COVID in April). The nursing report cited Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) monitoring of a new omicron variant labeled NV1.8.1 and said the CDC airport screening program had detected cases in…
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