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Board hears health notices including out-of-state human bird-flu case and awareness months
Summary
Under Health & Wellness, Trustee Clark relayed national awareness items (Black History Month, American Heart Month) and cited reporting that Nevada confirmed a human case of bird flu in an exposed farm worker; the minutes quote the CDC as saying current human risk is low.
Under the Health & Wellness agenda item, the minutes record national awareness observances for Feb. 2025 (Black History Month, American Heart Month and cancer-prevention awareness) and note that Nevada confirmed its first human case of bird flu in a farm worker who was exposed to infected dairy cattle. The minutes cite reporting from Chicago (WLS) and summarize that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to assess risk and says the current health risk to people is low.
The minutes present this as informational health guidance and local-weather advice to residents to stay warm and safe; they do not record any village-level public-health action or emergency response steps at the meeting. For health directives or official public-health actions, residents should consult county or state health departments or the CDC guidance referenced in the minutes.
