Buncombe County officials urge vaccination after uptick in chickenpox cases

Buncombe Co. reports rise in chickenpox cases

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) -- Buncombe County officials have reported a rise in chickenpox cases among children, spanning from infants to teenagers. Chickenpox, a highly contagious virus according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), spreads mainly through close contact with an infected person. The best defense against the virus is vaccination, according [...]

Buncombe County officials urge vaccination after uptick in chickenpox cases

Public health officials in Buncombe County, North Carolina, are seeing an uptick in cases of chickenpox among children from infants to teens.