Nov. 5, 2012 Advisory:
Influenza has officially arrived in Maine. The first two positive influenza A cases were detected by Affiliated Laboratory Inc. early last week. These cases were in a young adult from Aroostook county and a teenager from Penobscot county. Neither patient was vaccinated, had recent travel, or required hospitalization. A long term care facility in Penobscot reported an outbreak of influenza on October 31. Maine?s Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory (HETL) confirmed influenza A in an employee and a resident from the facility on Friday November 2. HETL typed all 4 samples as seasonal influenza A (H3). Influenza A (2009 H1N1), influenza A (H3), and influenza B are all currently circulating nationally. The current 2012-2013 influenza vaccine contains components of all three strains (H1, H3 and B) and is likely to offer good protection...
Influenza has officially arrived in Maine. The first two positive influenza A cases were detected by Affiliated Laboratory Inc. early last week. These cases were in a young adult from Aroostook county and a teenager from Penobscot county. Neither patient was vaccinated, had recent travel, or required hospitalization. A long term care facility in Penobscot reported an outbreak of influenza on October 31. Maine?s Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory (HETL) confirmed influenza A in an employee and a resident from the facility on Friday November 2. HETL typed all 4 samples as seasonal influenza A (H3). Influenza A (2009 H1N1), influenza A (H3), and influenza B are all currently circulating nationally. The current 2012-2013 influenza vaccine contains components of all three strains (H1, H3 and B) and is likely to offer good protection...
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