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Vernon County health staff report broad surge in respiratory illnesses; outreach to Amish communities under way
Summary
Health department and hospital infection-prevention staff told the Vernon County Health Department board they are seeing a sustained surge in influenza A, rising RSV and ongoing COVID cases; staff have begun targeted outreach to Amish bishops and continue wastewater and clinic surveillance.
Rommel Heisel, infection prevention at BMH, told the Vernon County Health Department board that the county is seeing a prolonged and intense wave of respiratory illnesses this winter. “We have been knee deep into influenza a since about the end of the second beginning of the third week of January, and it continues,” Heisel said.
The health department said influenza A has been the dominant virus this season, with subtypes shifting from H3 earlier in January to H1 in later weeks. Staff reported that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity has increased alongside influenza and that COVID-19…
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