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Board hears disease counts and rising influenza hospitalizations; Legionella under investigation
Summary
Doctor Genewine and nursing leadership reported December communicable-disease counts (including 22 chlamydia, 8 pertussis, 5 gonorrhea) and an uptick in hospital respiratory admissions attributed mainly to influenza A; staff said one Legionella case is under investigation and testing is ongoing with the hospital and state.
Doctor Genewine presented the department's December communicable-disease report and highlighted several data points: 22 chlamydia cases, 8 pertussis, 5 gonorrhea, 3 hepatitis C (two perinatal, one chronic), 2 Legionella, 2 salmonella and 2 syphilis. Genewine said countywide case counts and hospitalizations for respiratory illness are higher than typical annual averages and noted an…
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