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County epidemiologist reports upticks in influenza, RSV and perinatal hepatitis B; CDC methods, state reporting changes noted
Summary
Senior epidemiologist Victor told the Board of Health that Delaware County experienced increases in influenza A and RSV in early 2025, and a slight rise in babies born to hepatitis B‑positive mothers; staff said a state reporting change has increased case detection.
Victor (senior epidemiologist, Delaware County Health Department) presented surveillance data showing higher influenza A activity in early 2025 compared with the same period in 2024, an uptick in RSV and a small increase in babies born to mothers who tested positive for hepatitis B.
Victor said influenza counts "are increasing," and that county rates per 100,000 were statistically higher than the statewide rates between 2019 and 2023. He described RSV as increasing versus the same weeks in 2024 but "not as bad as flu A." The board discussed long‑term care facilities as recurring sites of respiratory outbreaks; Victor and staff…
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