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Week 43: 10/21/18 - 10/27/18
Influenza activity is slowly increasing in Louisiana. The State Public Health Laboratory
identified the first positive influenza surveillance sample this season; it was Influenza
B/Victoria, which is included in both the trivalent and quadrivalent vaccine
formulations. Influenza B are also the predominant positive rapid result being reported
from clinical laboratories around the state. Rhino/Enteroviruses continue to circulate
at a very high level and represent 60% of all non-influenza viruses being reported by
laboratories around the state.
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Week 43: 10/21/18 - 10/27/18
Influenza activity is slowly increasing in Louisiana. The State Public Health Laboratory
identified the first positive influenza surveillance sample this season; it was Influenza
B/Victoria, which is included in both the trivalent and quadrivalent vaccine
formulations. Influenza B are also the predominant positive rapid result being reported
from clinical laboratories around the state. Rhino/Enteroviruses continue to circulate
at a very high level and represent 60% of all non-influenza viruses being reported by
laboratories around the state.
...
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