Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee County RSV cases down, flu up
Milwaukee County RSV circumstances down, flu up
Milwaukee County well being officers mentioned the variety of RSV circumstances is lowering whereas the variety of flu circumstances is rising.
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County well being officers mentioned the variety of RSV circumstances is lowering whereas the variety of flu circumstances is rising.
In a briefing Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 6, Milwaukee well being officers mentioned they’ve seen a decline within the variety of RSV circumstances over the past two weeks.
The trade-off is a rise within the variety of influenza circumstances.
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The Wisconsin Division of Well being Companies studies the positivity fee for influenza is 25%.
Earlier than vacation gatherings, well being officers urge everybody to get a flu shot. The CDC studies this yr’s flu shot is an effective match for the varied strains.
“At Kids’s (Wisconsin) right here, they noticed a decline in two weeks of 16 much less RSV sufferers admitted however 13 extra influenza sufferers admitted, so dangerous information and never an awesome trade-off,” mentioned Dr. Ben Weston.
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Dr. Weston mentioned we aren’t near a peak in circumstances.
Free flu photographs can be found at Milwaukee’s Northwest Well being Heart, Southside Well being Heart and Menomonee Valley drive-thru website.