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Thurston County health officer reports rising respiratory illnesses, measles counts and Black Lake compliance success
Summary
Health Officer briefed the Board on rising respiratory illnesses and RSV wastewater signals, noted measles case counts (U.S. and Washington totals cited), highlighted universal infant hepatitis B vaccination impacts, and reported an 83% compliance result from the Black Lake Pollution Identification and Correction project.
Thurston County’s Health Officer told the Board on Feb. 10 that local respiratory illnesses are increasing and wastewater surveillance for RSV is tracking with emergency-department visits.
"They're rising pretty high," the Health Officer said, summarizing county respiratory trends. The packet included wastewater data showing RSV concentrations that lined up with ED visits. The Health Officer also summarized measles counts: "last year we had just over 2,000 cases in the United States. So far this year we already have 733 in The States," and said Washington’s case counts were "12 last year; we already have 9 this year." The presentation framed…
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