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Norwalk epidemiologist: respiratory illnesses low but measles outbreak and tick‑borne infections are concerns
Summary
Epidemiologist Brian Meeks told the Board of Health that respiratory virus activity is low in national and state indicators, but measles cases nationally are high in 2025 and Norwalk tick testing has detected Borrelia; the department urges vaccination, testing and tick precautions.
Norwalk — At an April 22 Board of Health meeting, Norwalk Health Department epidemiologist Brian Meeks reported low current respiratory illness activity nationally and in Connecticut, but he urged continued vigilance on measles and tick‑borne disease.
Meeks said national emergency‑department visits for COVID‑19, influenza and RSV are low and decreasing, and wastewater measures for SARS‑CoV‑2 and influenza were similarly low in most places. "The overall situation for the country is at low," he said.
At the same time, Meeks flagged an ongoing measles outbreak elsewhere in the U.S.: "For 2025, we have a total of 800 cases so…
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