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Sudbury health staff warn of seasonal respiratory illnesses and norovirus; handwashing and contact-time guidance emphasized
Summary
Health staff reported increased influenza, COVID and RSV activity and discussed two confirmed norovirus cases in Sudbury. Officials advised thorough handwashing, pre-entry rinses for pool users and surface-disinfection contact times to reduce spread.
Town health staff briefed the Board of Health on seasonal increases in respiratory illnesses and on recent local norovirus reports, urging continued hygiene, handwashing and isolation for symptomatic individuals.
Katie, reporting on NESH surveillance, said influenza and COVID-19 activity have risen for the season and that emergency-department reports in Massachusetts show higher RSV-related visits. She said Sudbury has two confirmed norovirus cases but that there may be more undetected cases. Katie and Vivian stressed that norovirus…
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