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Flu bug hitting Albertans harder this season
By Tamara Gignac, Calgary Herald
December 7, 2012 6:10 AM
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Alberta health officials say there are more cases of influenza circulating in the province compared with this time last year, in part because the virus got off to a lazy start in 2011.
As of Dec 1, there are 204 lab-confirmed cases of the flu, 60 of which are in Calgary. That compares to only 17 instances of the virus across the province for the same period in 2011.
It’s impossible to predict the year-to-year patterns of influenza because they vary wildly, said Dr. Judy MacDonald, Calgary’s medical officer of health.
The fact that so many cases are popping up across Alberta is a good reminder for people to get a flu shot to guard against the illness — especially during the holiday season.
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Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/health...+this+season/7663551/story.html#ixzz2ENWhI840
By Tamara Gignac, Calgary Herald
December 7, 2012 6:10 AM
...
Alberta health officials say there are more cases of influenza circulating in the province compared with this time last year, in part because the virus got off to a lazy start in 2011.
As of Dec 1, there are 204 lab-confirmed cases of the flu, 60 of which are in Calgary. That compares to only 17 instances of the virus across the province for the same period in 2011.
It’s impossible to predict the year-to-year patterns of influenza because they vary wildly, said Dr. Judy MacDonald, Calgary’s medical officer of health.
The fact that so many cases are popping up across Alberta is a good reminder for people to get a flu shot to guard against the illness — especially during the holiday season.
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Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/health...+this+season/7663551/story.html#ixzz2ENWhI840