Flu season comparable to others recently with same dominant strain
CAL/AAEM News Service
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Tue, 20 Apr 2004 14:37:36 -0700 (PDT)
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Flu season comparable to others recently with same dominant strain
April 9, 2004
While the 2003-04 flu season was earlier and more severe than the previous
three seasons, it was comparable to several seasons in the 1990's when
similar influenza strains circulated, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention reported today. Flu activity appeared in October and peaked
during late November to December, with 45 states reporting widespread flu
activity during the week ending Dec. 20, according to the Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report. Flu activity declined rapidly during January to
February, with the last regional activity reported the week ending Feb. 21.
While CDC received reports on 142 flu-associated deaths in children this
season, almost all before the end of January, there's no previous national
data for comparing whether that's more or less than usual because that data
has not been collected nationally before. The report can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/ .
Source: American Hospital Association (www.ahanews.com)
Cyrus Shahpar & Brian Potts
Managing Editors, CAL/AAEM News Service
UC-Irvine
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>While the 2003-04 flu season was earlier and more severe than the previous<BR>three seasons, it was comparable to several seasons in the 1990's when<BR>similar influenza strains circulated, the Centers for Disease Control and<BR>Prevention reported today. Flu activity appeared in October and peaked<BR>during late November to December, with 45 states reporting widespread flu<BR>activity during the week ending Dec. 20, according to the Morbidity and<BR>Mortality Weekly Report. Flu activity declined rapidly during January to<BR>February, with the last regional activity reported the week ending Feb. 21.<BR>While CDC received reports on 142 flu-associated deaths in children this<BR>season, almost all before the end of January, there's no previous national<BR>data for comparing whether that's more or less than usual because that data<BR>has not been collected nationally before. The report !
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found at </FONT><A href="http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/"><FONT size=3>http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/</FONT></A><FONT size=3> .<BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Source: American Hospital Association (</FONT><A href="http://www.ahanews.com/"><FONT size=3>www.ahanews.com</FONT></A><FONT size=3>) <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P></DIV><BR><BR><DIV><FONT face=arial><FONT size=3><STRONG>Cyrus Shahpar & Brian Potts</STRONG> <BR>Managing Editors, CAL/AAEM News Service <BR>UC-Irvine</FONT></FONT></DIV><p>
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