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LaSalle County health update: West Nile case, formula recall response and vaccine guidance confusion
Summary
Public health officials reported the county's first West Nile virus case since 2018, described a local response to a national infant‑formula recall and warned that conflicting federal and Illinois vaccine guidance is creating confusion for providers and parents.
A representative of the LaSalle County Health Department provided a broad public‑health update at the Dec. 11 meeting, reporting staffing openings, audit results and recent communicable‑disease work.
The department reported two public health nurse vacancies and said a program assistant position had been filled. At the department’s November Board of Health meeting officials expressed concern about reductions to the health department’s tax levy and discussed long‑term impacts for local services.
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