Flu now widespread in 45 states (present in all 50)

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Friday, 26 December 2003 5:44

Flu now " widespread " in 45 states (present in all 50)

 

 

ED NOTE: December 19 flu was widespread in 36 states.

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CDC: Flu Activity Widespread in 45 States (present in all 50 states)

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Dec 24, 10:11 PM (ET)

 

 

 

(AP) Dr. Kathleen Toomey, director, Georgia Division of Public

Health, tells a news conference in...

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ATLANTA (AP) - Federal officials said Wednesday that flu activity has

reached widespread levels in all but five U.S. states.

 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the flu has reached

widespread status - the CDC's highest outbreak level - in 10 states since

last week: Alabama, Alaska, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New

Jersey, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

 

Health departments in the District of Columbia and New York City also

reported widespread flu activity, the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention said. The agency said influenza-like illnesses are increasing

overall, but are decreasing in some areas, including Texas and Colorado, two

states that were hit particularly hard by the flu early this season.

 

CDC officials have characterized this season's outbreak as a likely

epidemic, and are particularly concerned that the outbreak has killed at

least 42 children.

 

Of the five states where the flu is not widespread, Hawaii has seen only

localized outbreaks, while regional outbreaks have been reported in Florida,

Louisiana, New Hampshire and Oklahoma.

 

The other 35 states on the widespread list are Arizona, Arkansas,

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois,

Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri,

Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North

Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee,

Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

 

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On the Net:

 

CDC flu info: www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/