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Quebec's flu season off to a late start
As of two weeks ago, there were about 100 influenza cases, compared to 1,700 a year ago
CBC News Posted: Jan 05, 2016 7:23 PM ET Last Updated: Jan 05, 2016 7:24 PM ET
The number of cases so far this season is way down compared to the numbers one year ago:
In 2014, by Dec. 13: there were 1,700 influenza cases
In 2015, by Dec. 13: there were fewer than 100 cases.
Of those across the province who took influenza tests, very few tested positive for the virus
In 2014, by Dec. 13: about 28 per cent of influenza tests came back positive
In 2015, by Dec. 13: about 1 per cent of influenza tests came back positive
This puts flu activity at a five-year low in Quebec.
"We don't know why this is happening," says Dr. Gaston De Serres, an epidemiologist with the Institut national de sant? publique de Qu?bec.
"It's been a quiet season up to now and I think part of it might be the mild weather, and when there's mild weather there's less crowding," says Montreal pediatrician Dr. John Yuremko.
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As of two weeks ago, there were about 100 influenza cases, compared to 1,700 a year ago
CBC News Posted: Jan 05, 2016 7:23 PM ET Last Updated: Jan 05, 2016 7:24 PM ET
The number of cases so far this season is way down compared to the numbers one year ago:
In 2014, by Dec. 13: there were 1,700 influenza cases
In 2015, by Dec. 13: there were fewer than 100 cases.
Of those across the province who took influenza tests, very few tested positive for the virus
In 2014, by Dec. 13: about 28 per cent of influenza tests came back positive
In 2015, by Dec. 13: about 1 per cent of influenza tests came back positive
This puts flu activity at a five-year low in Quebec.
"We don't know why this is happening," says Dr. Gaston De Serres, an epidemiologist with the Institut national de sant? publique de Qu?bec.
"It's been a quiet season up to now and I think part of it might be the mild weather, and when there's mild weather there's less crowding," says Montreal pediatrician Dr. John Yuremko.
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