{"id":7885,"date":"2026-04-03T14:11:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/?p=7885"},"modified":"2026-04-03T14:04:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:04:46","slug":"vdh-oep-weekly-situation-update-143","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/2026\/04\/03\/vdh-oep-weekly-situation-update-143\/","title":{"rendered":"VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Respiratory disease season in Virginia seems to be winding down, but gastrointestinal illness remains elevated.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">South Carolina\u2019s measles outbreak will end Apr 26 if no new cases are reported.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The CDC has temporarily paused testing for scores of pathogens.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Though no major incidents have occurred, threats related to the ongoing Mideast conflict remain elevated.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Situation-Update-2026-04-03.pdf\"><strong>OEP Weekly Situation Update.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>This page updates weekly on Friday by 5:00 PM.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/veoci.com\/v\/p\/form\/cvbch9pgw3xy\">Subscribe to have this update emailed to your inbox.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways Respiratory disease season in Virginia seems to be winding down, but gastrointestinal illness remains elevated. 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