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County health director praises outbreak response; WIC clinic to offer farmers-market prescriptions
Buncombe County Health and Human Services Board · March 28, 2026
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Buncombe County's director reported the recent measles outbreak is over (42 days since the last infectious day), praised public health staff for intensive contact tracing, and said a WIC grant will allow prescriptions redeemable at local farmers markets.
Buncombe County’s director reported the county is past the 42-day window since the last infectious day of its recent measles cluster and praised communicable-disease nurses and incident-response staff for their work controlling the outbreak.
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