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Public Health director reports no local cyclospora cases, Lyme numbers steady and air quality advisory
Summary
Public Health Director Tyler Shaw told the committee Allegany County has seen no cyclospora cases back to 2020, reported 33 Lyme disease cases in the first two weeks of July (close to last year's 38) and warned of worsening air quality later in the week; he also invited members to the department's fair booth.
Public Health Director Tyler Shaw delivered the department's monthly update, telling the Allegany County Human Services Committee that the county has seen no confirmed cyclospora cases in recent years and that staff reviewed records back to 2020 with no prior county cases.
Shaw said the county recorded 33 Lyme disease cases in the two‑week period from July 1 through the date of the meeting, compared with 38 cases in the same period last year. “We’ve already had 33 cases just in that two‑week pay period of Lyme disease,” he said. He urged residents to do tick checks and protective measures.
Shaw also noted an air quality advisory in effect and cautioned that conditions were expected to worsen later in the week, advising residents to be careful outdoors. He praised the department's outreach on social media and said the department will run radio spots and other channels to reach residents who are not on social media.
Shaw invited members to visit the Department of Health booth at the county fair next week; the booth will showcase hand hygiene messaging and live petri‑dish demonstrations to illustrate surface microbes and common vectors for germs.
The committee thanked Shaw for the updates and encouraged continued cross‑channel outreach to reach residents who do not use social media.
