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Board hears update on West Nile, salmonella response and COVID hospitalizations

Vernon County Board of Health · September 11, 2024
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Summary

Vernon County Health Officer reported an uptick in COVID-related hospitalizations, cited Wisconsin DHS notice of a West Nile death in the state, and said VCHD assisted with a salmonella outbreak linked to eggs sold in Wisconsin.

At the Sept. 11 meeting Amy Kleiber updated the board on recent communicable-disease developments. She said local hospitalizations have increased in recent weeks linked to COVID-19 and relayed that the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported the state's first West Nile virus–related death in a northeastern county; Kleiber urged residents to take steps to avoid mosquito bites.

Kleiber added that VCHD staff assisted with a salmonella outbreak investigation that the department said was linked to eggs sold in Wisconsin. The board received the updates; no new mandates or regulatory changes were enacted at the meeting.

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